Taiwan draws on Ukraine's experience and builds drone fleets to deter China – NYT

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Taiwan is closely studying Ukraine's experience of warfare and accelerating the deployment of fleets of aerial and naval drones to help repel a potential military invasion from China.

Source: The New York Times (NYT)

Details: The NYT said a strategy developed by US military commanders to defend the island has been dubbed Hellscape. It envisages overwhelming an invading force with waves of drones, missiles and artillery before it can launch an attack, making an amphibious assault too risky for Beijing.

Taiwan draws on Ukraine's experience and builds drone fleets to deter China – NYT

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