Taiwan must adopt ‘Hellscape’ drone plan against China

Published on February 13, 2024

A typical present-day maritime drone

Machine swarms could take out invasion fleets even without US support

If the Taiwanese military isn’t already planning to create a drone “hellscape” in the Taiwan Strait, it should start. Now. Taiwan’s autonomy could hinge on whether, and how quickly, its armed forces can develop, build and deploy fleets and swarms of robots whose sole mission is to wreck Chinese forces attempting to cross the Strait.

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