The 2023 National Defense Report released Sept. 12 laid out the new acquisition plans as part of an effort to bolster Taiwan’s asymmetric capabilities.
Featuring wingfold design similar to the AeroVironment Switchblade 600, Taiwanese company Hutron's H2B weighs 33 lb. (15 kg), including an 11-lb. warhead.
Leonardo Helicopters has revealed a model of what it calls a “mature concept” of the 2-3-metric-ton rotary-wing UAS demonstrator, which the OEM hopes to fly in 2025.
The UK Army’s Long-Range Area Effects Demonstrator is exploring how the Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System could carry different payloads.
The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology is self-funding development of the Albatross II to attract orders by Taiwan’s Navy and Coast Guard.
A House-passed version of a bill to authorize defense spending for fiscal 2024 included a restriction on the use of any money to purchase another WGS spacecraft.