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Taiwan passes Unmanned Vehicle Industry Act

Overview

The Legislative Yuan has passed the Unmanned Vehicle Industry Act, establishing a plan to invest 240 billion TWD over six years, with 40 billion TWD allocated annually. Kuomintang caucus leader Fu Kun-chi expressed hope that the initiative would create a complete supply chain, potentially serving as a “second protective mountain” for the nation, comparable to the semiconductor industry.

Following the third reading, Premier Cho Jung-tai countersigned the ‘Act for Strengthening Defense Autonomy and Unmanned Vehicle Industry Development’. Executive Yuan Secretary-General Chang Chun-han noted that despite differences between the passed version and the original draft, the government proceeded because “national defense security cannot wait, and industry upgrading cannot wait.”

The Executive Yuan outlined two implementation principles: maintaining constitutional budget authority to ensure funds meet actual defense and industry needs, and ensuring the strictest protection of national secrets regarding military deployment and supply chain security. The administration aims to use defense requirements to foster a stable market for unmanned aerial and maritime vehicles, building a reliable “non-red supply chain.” To support these efforts, the Executive Yuan has requested the legislature to expedite a supplementary budget including 55.9 billion TWD for unmanned vehicle projects.

Entities

Executive Yuan · Legislative Yuan · Ministry of National Defense · Kuomintang · Cho Jung-tai

Timeline

  1. about 15 hours ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Taiwan Premier countersigns Unmanned Vehicle Industry Development Act

    Taiwan's Premier has countersigned the Unmanned Vehicle Industry Development Act, emphasizing that defense security and industry upgrades must proceed despite legislative version changes.

  2. 12 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources
    Taiwan passes Unmanned Vehicle Industry Act with 240 billion TWD plan

    Taiwan's legislature has passed an act to invest 240 billion TWD over six years to develop an unmanned vehicle industry, aiming to build a complete domestic supply chain and bolster national defense.

  3. 22 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Taiwan defense officials urge support for unmanned vehicle procurement act

    Taiwan's legislative negotiations over a special unmanned vehicle procurement act have stalled, prompting defense officials to advocate for stable budgeting to ensure rapid technological iteration and domestic'

Sources

ctinews.com · epochtimes.com · heartbeats.jp · news.cnyes.com · tw.nextapple.com

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