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Taiwan Deploys Drones, Attack Boats in $6.6B Defense Push

8/9/2026

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Taiwan fielded new drones and unmanned attack boats in Han Kuang drills to create a “hellscape” deterring a Chinese invasion.
Lt. Gen. Huang Wen-chi said the program, now systematic after two years, underpins a $6.6 billion plan to buy over 210,000 drones and produce 100,000 monthly by 2030, half for export.
Analysts note 40-60 km drones can strike slow-moving vessels before they enter Taiwan’s territorial waters, filling a littoral-defense gap.

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Taiwan fielded new drones and unmanned attack boats in Han Kuang drills to create a “hellscape” deterring a Chinese invasion.
Lt. Gen. Huang Wen-chi said the program, now systematic after two years, underpins a $6.6 billion plan to buy over 210,000 drones and produce 100,000 monthly by 2030, half for export.
Analysts note 40-60 km drones can strike slow-moving vessels before they enter Taiwan’s territorial waters, filling a littoral-defense gap.