Taiwan's Military Struggles to Staff New Drone Units

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Taiwan’s Army has trained just 300 new drone pilots this year, far below its stated goal of 1,000, according to a newly released audit of the service’s drone training center.

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00:00Taiwan's army has only trained 300 new drone pilots so far in 2025,

00:06falling short of its stated goal of 1,000 for the full year.

00:10That's according to an audit of its new drone training center.

00:14Taiwan's military has made a big push to employ drones in its defense strategy

00:18and develop a domestic supply chain.

00:20The industry is currently dominated by manufacturers from China.

00:24Taiwan has just put in an order for nearly 50,000 drones,

00:27with a targeted delivery date of 2027.

00:30Despite the lower training numbers, officials say they have still been making efforts to get operators up to speed.

00:48Defense experts say small, affordable drones are key to countering China's much larger military.

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