Tender notice reveals Taipei’s defence ministry is procuring across five categories, stipulating UAVs must have no mainland Chinese components
The move comes as the island’s military prepares to classify unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as consumables to accelerate procurement – a policy that mirrors a recent shift by the United States.
According to a recent tender notice published on the Taiwanese government’s procurement website, the defence ministry’s Armaments Bureau plans to acquire 11,270 drones next year and 37,480 in 2027, across five categories.
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These range from multi-rotor vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platforms to fixed-wing systems, with endurance times spanning from seven minutes to 2½ hours.
