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■Lai presses US lawmakers to move from arms sales to joint drone and AI development with Taiwan ■Taiwan's delayed light frigates clear engine logjam as second upgraded Kang Ding frigate nears delivery ■Taiwan's new defence committee leaders set up a session-long fight over drones, manpower and delays ■Taiwan's new F-16s face a maintenance bottleneck as deliveries finally begin ■Taiwan coast guard takes delivery of first V-BAT surveillance drones for northern coastal watch ■Lawmaker presses defence ministry over near-threefold cost jump for navy's next two rescue ships ■Lai presses US lawmakers to move from arms sales to joint drone and AI development with Taiwan ■Taiwan's delayed light frigates clear engine logjam as second upgraded Kang Ding frigate nears delivery ■Taiwan's new defence committee leaders set up a session-long fight over drones, manpower and delays ■Taiwan's new F-16s face a maintenance bottleneck as deliveries finally begin ■Taiwan coast guard takes delivery of first V-BAT surveillance drones for northern coastal watch ■Lawmaker presses defence ministry over near-threefold cost jump for navy's next two rescue ships

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Lai presses US lawmakers to move from arms sales to joint drone and AI development with Taiwan

President Lai Ching-te told two visiting US congressional delegations on 8 October that Taiwan wants to co-develop and co-produce drones, counter-drone systems and AI tools.

TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 3 min read