The step has been taken at a time when Taiwan is constantly buying weapons from the US. According to the report, MND felt that the weapons it had bought from the US would fall short in protecting it from a possible attack from China, so it decided to invest in the production of ‘kamikaze drones’.
In fact, just last month, the US State Department has announced to provide weapons to Taiwan. Taiwan is to receive 720 Switchblades, 300 anti-personnel and anti-armor loitering missile systems and 291 drones from the US. ANI has written quoting the source that the way the Chinese threat has increased, it has been concluded that the weapons being received from the US will fall short.
This is the reason why Taiwan decided to start large-scale production of Type-1 and Type-2 drones designed in the country. MND has planned to keep money for this in the budget of the year 2025. Taiwan is planning to produce in small batches, so that there is not much burden on the budget. That is, Taiwan will produce them year after year.
Taiwan’s Chien Hsiang drones are capable of destroying enemy radar stations and radars installed on ships. These drones, which can fly for 15 minutes, can hit their targets at a range of more than 10 kilometers.
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