The warplanes work with satellites of the global positioning system, according to the country’s defense ministry. The production of UAVs is explained by the threat of a possible Chinese invasion of the island.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense has introduced new military drone models of its own production: Albatros II, Cardinal III and other combat UAV models. This was reported by Reuters.
A presentation held in Taichung on March 14 showed the latest models, including the Albatross II reconnaissance aircraft and warplanes powered by global positioning system satellites. Among them is an ammunition assault UAV that can fly towards a target and then quickly fall and explode on impact.
The Zhongshan National Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) stated that the observation of the war in Ukraine led to the idea of expanding the use of drones by Taiwanese military developers.
Art Chang, head of the NCSIST institute, told the publication that the situation in Ukraine had drawn Taiwan’s defense ministry’s attention to drones, after which his agency worked with other companies to form a “national team” to develop combat drones.
The island nation’s officials say the new drones are key to Taiwan’s ability to wage “asymmetric warfare” and will make the nation’s military more resilient and able to successfully counter the larger Chinese military, which has recently stepped up military activity near the island. necessary.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense said it plans to produce around 3,000 drones by 2024.
Earlier, in January 2023, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said that in 2027, China will attempt an armed invasion of Taiwan. Taiwan, where local authorities extended its mandatory military service from four months to a year, increased its defense budget and started work on domestic drone and missile production.
Recall that on March 6, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced the testing of Ukrainian-made AeroDrone unmanned aerial vehicles capable of flying at a distance of up to 3,100 km.
Also at the beginning of January, it was learned that Iran was testing a new Ababil-5 attack aircraft capable of covering a distance of about 480 km.
Source: Focus
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