More than 3,000 unmanned aerial vehicles developed by the private sector are expected to be delivered next year and will be used in field operations.
(Taken from the official website of the Presidential Palace)
5 prototype manufacturers completed the small batch trial production in July and the Ministry of Defense restricted bidding selection
[Reporter Zhong Lihua/Taipei Report] Under the supervision of Vice President of the Executive Yuan Shen Rongjin, the "Military Commercial UAV Selection Operation Steering Group" established by the National Science Council, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Chinese Academy of Sciences completed five prototypes of UAVs last month. The selection of aircraft manufacturers will be continued this month, and the selection of leading manufacturers for defense system integration will continue to be announced this month. Taiwan's UAV national team will be formed in the second half of this year, and more than 3,000 UAVs under "Military Commercial Regulations" are expected to be delivered next year and will be used for field operations.
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Field use depends on demand to decide whether to expand procurement
In order to build independent energy for national defense, the Tsai government listed the national defense industry as part of the "Five Plus Two Industrial Innovation Plan" and combined private forces to jointly develop local defense-related industries. Among them, China's national-made aircraft and submarines are important achievements, while national-made The national manufacturing part includes drones. In addition to the research and development of "military military regulations" by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the private sector will also mass-produce "military commercial regulations" drones.
Last month, the Ministry of Economic Affairs completed the selection of five UAV manufacturers for ship-based surveillance and reconnaissance, land-use surveillance and reconnaissance, surveillance and reconnaissance, eye-catching, and miniature UAVs, and nine operators were selected.
Informed officials explained that the nine companies must first conduct research and development, and complete small-scale trial production of prototypes in July this year. The first phase of the Ministry of National Defense will first select qualified prototypes through restricted bidding, and then conduct selective bidding Purchase more than 3,000 drones from the industry.
Officials explained that the "military-spec" UAV developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences involves smart core technology, and has strict requirements for navigation anti-jamming, frequency hopping and spread spectrum, and image data transmission security. Therefore, the UAVs of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have special purposes.
As for the "Military Commercial Regulations" developed by the private sector, it is a small unmanned aerial vehicle. It is currently planned to be used in field battles. More than 3,000 drones will be purchased first. In the future, it will be decided whether to expand the procurement depending on operational needs.
As for the UAV defense system, the Ministry of National Defense has selected three categories of "active radar", "passive radar" and "jamming system" to open to private production. The Ministry of Economic Affairs announced that the selection operation will end on the 19th of this month. Qualified manufacturers will be selected, the trial production will be completed in September, and purchases can be made in October.
Officials pointed out that due to the high technical nature of the defense system, the Chinese Academy of Sciences technology transfer will be used to allow module manufacturers to collaborate in production.
Manufacturers ban Chinese components and sign a confidentiality agreement
Since the selection and bidding process involves national defense sensitive information, the Ministry of National Defense has required participating manufacturers to submit a non-Chinese-funded or non-Chinese-funded company shareholding agreement, prohibit the use of any Chinese-made products or components, and sign a guarantee In order to obtain the detailed specifications of the military commercial UAV system and defense system, we must close the book.