Taiwan Places Bets on Sea Drones

But questions if USVs can substitute for crewed warships in maritime trade

By: Jens Kastner

Impressed by Ukraine’s success in using low-cost sea drones against Russia’s Black Sea navy, Taiwan is increasingly focusing on asymmetric coastal defense by pushing the development and procurement of unmanned surface vessels (USVs), evidenced by new drone orders for the Coast Guard, tests of kamikaze models and a multi-billion-dollar sw…