By Admin 
Last month, three special sea drones were seen in Su’aa Bay on the north-eastern coast of Taiwan- ‘Karbonn Voyager 1’, ‘Black Tide I’ and ‘C Shark 800’. These drones were shown in an exhibition, which was aimed at strengthening Taiwan’s maritime security. Given the possibility of China’s attack, Taiwan is now adopting a separate strategy instead of a direct war, which is called ‘asymmetric warfare’. This means preparing a match that causes heavy losses to the enemy and he thinks many times before attacking. Drones are an important part of this strategy, including sea -powered drones, suicide drones flying themselves and monitoring from above.
Taiwan’s geographical location and challenge
The coastal geography and rocky beaches of Taiwan are considered challenging for a large -level Chinese attack, but the decades long military modernization process of PLA (Chinese Army) has started weakening Taiwan’s natural security. In 2022, the Taiwan government started the ‘Drone National Team’ initiative to create a domestic drone industry which can produce continuously during the war. Taiwan is already one of the world’s top chip maker countries, including companies like TSMC.
Challenge to compete with Chinese drone
Taiwan’s companies were lagging behind in competition from Chinese companies, especially DJI. But the Ukraine-Russia war inspired Taiwan that drones could play a decisive role in war.
Dual use drones and production targets
Ministry of Defense and Government Institute NCSST are forming military drones together. The Ministry of Economy, along with private companies, has planned to create ‘dual-use drones’ (for both commercial and military works). By 2028, a target has been set to create 15,000 dual-use drones every month. Currently, 700 military drones and 3,422 dual-use drones have been ordered. In 2024, it is planned to order 1,000 drones from the US and to buy 47,000 drones from 2025.
Flaws in current strategy
Experts believe that Taiwan’s strategy is still small. According to the report of the US Naval Institute, the current number of drones will only last four to five days in initial attacks. Ukraine is planning to make 2 lakh drones every month by 2025, while the annual target of Taiwan is the same.
Need to change strategy
According to drone experts, Taiwan should use its mountain geography and forests, forcing the enemy to retreat. CEO Lorenz Mier of Auturian Company said- “Launching drones from Hills can prove to be extremely difficult for the enemy.
Lack of political will
Engineer Jason Wang says that Taiwan has the ability of hardware, but the role of drones in war, logistics and real use understanding. According to him, “The war skill for Taiwan depends on political will, not on capacity.”
Lack of military experience and history
Taiwan has not fought any direct military war with China after 1958. The confrontation between China and Taiwan has been going on since the 1940s, when Chiang Kai Shake came to Taiwan after losing in China’s civil war.
Limitations of diplomatic isolation and cooperation
Today only 11 countries and Vatican are officially recognized by Taiwan. The US provides security assistance to Taiwan, but has never guaranteed the intervention directly in war. Joint military exercises also occur non-officially.
Defense budget and political differences
In 2025, Taiwan has increased the defense budget by 2.45% of GDP. President William Lai wants to take it up to 3%, but the opposition KMT is opposing it. The DPP government considers military power to be a means of protecting democracy, while KMT wants to improve relations with China.