Overview

• President Lai Ching-te announced the T-Dome initiative during Taiwan’s Double Ten national day ceremony in Taipei.
• Lai described a multi-layered system with advanced detection and interception capabilities, while withholding detailed specifications and procurement timelines.
• Taiwan plans to raise defense spending from about 2.8% of GDP this year to 5% by 2030 to support the buildout.
• Reporting indicates the architecture would integrate domestic and foreign equipment to counter drones, fighter jets and rockets, with Israeli systems referenced as a model.
• Lai urged Beijing to forgo efforts to alter the strait’s status quo, as a 28-member Japanese parliamentary delegation attended and delivered a letter from LDP leader Sanae Takaichi.