INTELLIGENCE: The Ministry of National Defense said drones can supply accurate information, which would help ensure enemy deployments could be annihilated
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 02, 2018
By: Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Uncrewed tactical reconnaissance and combat-capable drones are to be prioritized to
A Tengyun uncrewed aerial vehicle is displayed at the National Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology’s Science and Technology Exhibition Center in Taoyuan on Dec. 29 last year. Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times
ensure the annihilation of enemy forces on beachheads and coastal zones, Ministry of National Defense plans submitted for legislative review alongside the fiscal 2019 defense budget showed on Friday.
Tengyun long-range drones developed by the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology, as well as anti-radiation attack drones being developed as part of Project Jiansiang, are being considered, the ministry said.
The Tengyun drones have four weapons pylons compatible with Hellfire missiles or similar air-to-surface missiles, the ministry said, adding that the anti-radiation drones would be able to find and target enemy radar systems, or the platforms on which they are installed.
The development of drones is part of the ministry’s goal to ensure the annihilation of enemy deployments on beaches. [FULL STORY]
