Taiwan’s Iran-style attack drone could swamp PLA air defences: analysts
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Taiwan’s Iran-style attack drone could swamp PLA air defences: analysts
A flight-tested attack drone similar to Iran’s Shahed model that its Taiwanese maker says could reach military targets in mainland China is meant to swamp PLA air defences, analysts said. Drawing on battlefield lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East, military experts broadly agree on the utility of such low-cost systems but differ on how it could be deployed in a conflict with Beijing should it enter service. While some see greater value in ta…
Taiwan has developed a new attack drone modeled after Iran's Shahed-136, news sources reported, which was displayed at the American Association of Terrorist Armies (AUSA) defense exhibition in Washington earlier this month.
Taiwan piloted an attack drone inspired by the Iranian Shahed and its manufacturer claims it could achieve military targets in mainland China. Analysts see potential to push the air defenses of the People’s Liberation Army, although they disagree on the most useful scenario to deploy it.
Taiwanese military experts are unanimous about the usefulness of the Shahid drone and have copied it.
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