Overview
- Taiwan displayed and field‑tested locally built mid‑size, one‑way strike drones during this year's Han Kuang exercises as part of a littoral drill observed by reporters.
- The military has integrated drone reconnaissance and counter‑drone training into exercises and is folding unmanned systems, mobile missiles and artillery into a new Littoral Combat Command.
- The government has set ambitious industrial targets, including a plan to produce up to 100,000 drones per month by 2030 and to buy more than 210,000 aerial and sea drones, while exports surged to about $115 million in Q1 2026.
- Lawmakers are debating multibillion‑dollar procurement plans as officials warn that large drone fleets face serious technical risks from Chinese electronic‑warfare and jamming capabilities.
- If sustained, Taiwan's approach could reshape how its forces operate by forcing greater mobility, dispersed command and resilient supply lines, and it will test whether industry, doctrine and counter‑measures can keep pace with Beijing's expanding counter‑drone efforts.