Drone countermeasure system to be ready this year

Published on January 22, 2025

A drone countermeasure system to be used by the army would be completed by the end of this year at a cost of NT$988 million (US$30.1 million), the Ministry of National Defense said.

The contract was won by Tron Future Tech Inc (創未來科技) after previously failed bids, the ministry said on Friday, adding that the company would finish production of the systems by the end of the year, with initial deployments in Kinmen and Lienchiang countries, as well as at the army’s base in Taoyuan’s Longtan District (龍潭).

China’s incursions into airspace and waters near Taiwan have increasingly included drone activity, which necessitates actions to protect national security, the ministry said.

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