Taiwan: Military to procure 1,320 Kuai Chi USVs, source says
“The military would procure 1,320 domestically produced ‘Kuai Chi’ attack uncrewed surface vessels (USV), which would be funded under a new special defense resilience budget, a source said [August 24th].”
“The live-fire exercise demonstrated how the drones could be used in a joint uncrewed sea-air strike deployment, the source said.”
“The exercise simulated a complex electronic warfare environment in which the drones were launched from the vessel to jam and suppress enemy close-in defenses. This was followed by drone strikes and the USV itself executing a high-impact explosive suicide attack against dynamic targets, they said, adding that the drone demonstrated precision strike capability and a new form of uncrewed warfare.”
“In related news, the Executive Yuan on Thursday approved next year’s central government budget, raising total defense spending to NT$949.5 billion (US$31.04 billion), or 3.35 percent of GDP.”
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