Taiwan shows off its drones as key to ’asymmetric warfare’ following Ukraine’s success

Taiwan showcased new models of its domestically produced military drones on Tuesday (March 14), saying they are key to its “asymmetric warfare“ capacity to make its forces more agile if they have to face a far larger Chinese military. In a rare display of its drone capabilities, the military-owned National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), showed off its latest models, including the Albatross II surveillance drone, and combat drones that operate with global positioning system satellites. “I hope our national troops can familiarise themselves with this weapon of asymmetric warfare and use them boldly,“ NCSIST head, Art Chang, told reporters at a facility in the central city of Taichung. China, which has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control, has ramped up military activity near the democratically governed island to force it to accept Chinese sovereignty despite Taiwan’s objections. The Sun newspaper brings y