Key Takeaways
- Taiwan’s current defense approach may not deter Chinese aggression.
- Report calls for mass drone capabilities to create ‘asymmetric hellscape’.
- Drones could augment expensive weapons with precise, affordable mass.
Taiwan to Create Drone Swarm 'Asymmetric Hellscape' to Deter Chinese Invasion
Think Tank Calls for Taiwan to Develop Mass Drone Capabilities Amid Rising Tensions with China
A US-based thinktank has recommended that Taiwan create an ‘asymmetric hellscape’ made up of thousands of drones to deter Chinese invasion. The report, titled Hellscape for Taiwan: Rethinking Asymmetric Defense, calls on the island to allocate more funding for drone production and development. According to Breaking Defense, the initiative aims to prevent Beijing from achieving its military objective by saturating opposing air defenses with decoy drones and conventional missiles.
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