Taiwan Security Monitor (TSM) Fellow Jaime Ocon published the Weekly Taiwan Security Review covering January 20-26, detailing new information on Taiwan's special defense budget, an American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) announcement that Northrop Grumman is building an ammunition testing facility in Taiwan, and Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels entering restricted waters near Kinmen alongside a People's Liberation Army (PLA) Joint Combat Readiness Patrol, according to a Taiwan Monitor post on X during the three-hour period ending at 12:46 AM UTC on January 27. The review provides updates on Taiwan's defense spending, with specifics on the special defense budget noted as a key development. AIT confirmed Northrop Grumman's role in constructing the ammunition testing facility, as stated in the TSM report shared by Taiwan Monitor. Additional highlights include CCG incursions into restricted waters near Kinmen and the PLA's joint patrol, both addressed in the weekly summary. The full report is available on the TSM website at https://tsm.schar.gmu.edu/weekly-security-review-1-26-26/, as linked in the X post.
