Taiwan’s Cabinet approved a draft special act on June 18 to fund up to NT$210 billion (about US$6.7 billion) in drone and unmanned-vessel procurement, moving to build domestic production capacity after lawmakers excluded several defense-production items from a broader military spending plan.
The Executive Yuan said the proposed National Defense Self-Reliant Unmanned Vehicle Procurement Special Act would be sent to the Legislative Yuan for review. The bill would fund purchases from August 2026 through the end of 2031.
Huang Wen-chi, head of the Ministry of National Defense’s Department of Strategic Planning, said the plan would cover 1,446 coastal reconnaissance drones, 208,200 coastal attack drones, and 1,320 unmanned surface vessels, according to Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA)….
Taiwan Cabinet Approves $6.7 Billion Drone Bill to Build Domestic Defense Capacity
