Taiwan proposes $6.7 billion supplementary spending on military drones

Taiwan's defence ministry has proposed an additional T$210 billion for drone spending until 2031, following a cut to the government's original defence budget proposal.

​Taiwan's defence ‌ministry on Thursday ​proposed spending an ‌extra T$210 billion ($6.66 billion) on drones until 2031, ‌after the government's original proposal ‌for $40 billion in supplementary defence spending ⁠was cut ​by ⁠two-thirds by parliament.

The spending ⁠will cover three categories ​of equipment: coastal surveillance and ⁠reconnaissance drones, coastal ⁠attack drones, ​and small suicide unmanned surface ⁠vessels, the ministry said in ⁠a ⁠statement. ($1 = 31.5530 Taiwan dollars)