Charles Engelbrecht lives in Taipei and has written and edited news and technology articles for Taiwanese companies since 2000. He has previously worked at the Taipei Times, Taiwan News, Die Burger and various media outlets in New Zealand and South Africa. He holds an Honors Degree in Journalism and a Diploma in Financial Journalism from the University of Stellenbosch. His articles are listed below.
If China decides to invade Taiwan, the torpedoes and cruise missiles of the U.S. Navy’s invisible attack submarines will represent the Pentagon’s most
Japan to Build A.I. Stealth Fighter With U.K.
Japan will merge its F-X program with the U.K. and Italy’s Tempest program to jointly develop a sixth-generation fighter. The new jet would carry a
China’s New A.I. Stealth ‘Wingman’ Drone — Is It Just ‘Vaporware’?
Just like Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat, China’s new FH-97A unmanned stealth jet is designed to fly with manned stealth jets and help them to strike and
Drone Carriers — Why Turkey and the U.S. Want Them
Turkey has been building up an impressive range of combat drones over the past few years. The Turkish Bayraktar TB2 aerial drone is the most famous of
China Preparing for a Massive Space War
China and Russia are building up the ability to blind and destroy the world’s satellites. Such a war in space would create large clouds of space
How Flying Sea Mines Can Choke China’s Navy
During World War II, a massive airborne mine-laying operation destroyed 650 Japanese ships, choking the Japanese industrial complex and making a U.S.
China’s New Tech Shows Taiwan Must Go ‘Full Rambo’
As analysts decode all the mountains of data from last week’s Zhuhai Air Show, it is becoming clear that China is making big strides in creating
Can Taiwan Survive the Dangerous ‘Davidson Window’?
Before vacating his position as leader of the U.S.’ Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Phil Davidson shocked the military world by testifying that China
War via Remote Control: China, Taiwan Reveal High-Tech UAVs
After China showed off a range of new scouting and attack aerial drones, Taiwan showed its own new aerial drones that are designed to inflict heavy
A New Plan to Fix Taiwan’s Weapons Delivery Bottleneck
Analysts say China is moving faster and faster in preparing its military to invade Taiwan. Meanwhile, the U.S. is struggling to deliver crucial
U.S. Set to Roll Out New Stealth Bomber That’s Designed to Be Invisible to China’s Radars
The B-21 is a smaller and more advanced version of the famously capable and infamously expensive B-2. It is currently on schedule to start flying
How Beijing’s Useful Idiots Canceled Trump’s Spy Probe
Between the years 2010 and 2012, China killed or jailed around 20 of its citizens who had been feeding information to the CIA. The purge was so