Taiwan strengthening UAV fleet as new missile command nears completion

Published on March 31, 2024

Albatross drone. (Wikimedia Commons)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of National Defense (MND) is building up its fleet of UAVs as it consolidates the Navy’s Hai Feng Shore Based Anti-ship Missile Group into its planned Sea Control Missile Command. 

In recent years, MND has been committed to developing a variety of UAVs to enhance combat capabilities. Once the Sea Control Missile Command is established, land-based surveillance UAVs will play a crucial role in providing intelligence data to be used by mobile missile launchers for coastal strike operations, per Liberty Times.   

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