Taiwan Receives New Drones from the U.S. in Preparation for Asymmetric Warfare

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Taiwan has been buying more high-tech weapons from the U.S., including nearly 300 top-of-the-range attack drones last year. These weapons are essential for asymmetric warfare, and the first batch has now arrived on Taiwan soil.

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00:00Hitting targets and surveilling the air.

00:05These drones could be Taiwan's next big step in weapons advancement.

00:09The country has just received its first batch of all-tier 600M attack drones from the US.

00:16Technology that can fly for up to four hours, travel hundreds of kilometers,

00:21resist electronic attacks, and even carry anti-tank missiles.

00:30As Taiwan faces growing military pressure from China,

00:41the country in recent years has been buying more drones to boost its asymmetric warfare capabilities.

00:48It even plans to procure nearly 50,000 indigenous drones by 2027.

00:53But adding more drones into the military's arsenal is just the beginning.

00:57Analysts say more needs to be done.

01:15This shipment marks the fastest US arms delivery to Taiwan in almost 20 years.

01:20A big win, given the billions of US dollars worth of weapons still on back order.

01:25And Taiwan isn't stopping there.

01:28Officials say they're considering buying another thousand drones.

01:32Defense Minister Wellington Kuh says the OTS-700 is one option on the table.

01:38Taiwan has been stepping up military cooperation with the US.

01:57A new congressional report says Washington is open more security channels,

02:01like drawdown authority and foreign military financing.

02:05Meaning drone deals like this one could become routine.

02:08Dolphin Chen and Alan Liu for Taiwan Plus.

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