Amid changing trade policies and rising geopolitical tensions, economic ties between Taiwan and Japan are strengthening. Taiwanese companies are eager to deepen their links with the Japanese supply chain, enter the Japanese market, and acquire Japanese firms, although their success varies greatly.

As global interest in unmanned vehicles expands beyond aerial drones, the development of surface vessels and underwater unmanned vehicles (UUVs) is gaining increased attention. In the past several years, countries like the US and China have invested substantial resources in enhancing fully autonomous and semi-autonomous platforms for both surface and underwater operations. Given Taiwan’s geographic position surrounded by water, industry experts emphasize that developing UUVs is essential, despite development hurdles being significantly greater than those faced in aerial drone systems.

At Dassault Systèmes’ SolidWorks and 3DEXPERIENCE World 2025 in Houston, CEO Pascal Daloz outlined his 2025 market outlook, predicting strong growth in the US and Asia despite global economic uncertainty, while Europe may see a slowdown.