Taiwan's Executive Yuan passed a supplementary central government budget, adding NT$145.7 billion to the 2026 defense budget, including funding for medium-range anti-tactical ballistic missile systems and the procurement of unmanned vehicles; the supplementary budget still awaits review by the Legislative Yuan.
On September 3, Taiwan's Executive Yuan added NT$145.7 billion to the defense budget, planning to purchase more than 40,000 littoral attack drones, over 600 surveillance and reconnaissance drones, and more than 100 suicide unmanned boats, while also promoting non-red supply chains for drones to reduce dependence on Chinese components.
On September 3, 2026, Taiwan's Executive Yuan added NT$145.7 billion to the defense budget, planning to procure more than 40,000 drones and over 100 unmanned vessels, and to fully promote non-red supply chains to reduce dependence on Chinese components.
Taiwan's Executive Yuan spokesperson Lee Hui-chih announced that during the 2026 Han Kuang Exercise, a 30-minute operational network slowdown drill will be conducted for the first time, to test response capabilities when communications are disrupted.
An earthquake struck Hualien on April 3, 2024, initially measured at magnitude 7.2 (later revised to 7.1), killing 18 people; Taiwan's Executive Yuan activated the Central Emergency Operation Center.