Taiwan’s Ukraine-Inspired Kamikaze Boat to Harass Chinese Warships


A Taiwanese shipbuilder has unveiled an “unmanned boat” as a “universal test platform” that has “military applications” if “imagination” allows.

A report by Liberty Times quoted officials from the developer, CITIC Shipbuilding, who indicated Taiwan’s private industry is being roped in to bolster similar efforts by government arms makers in the direction. CITIC’s “unmanned boat, with a fully loaded displacement of less than 20-tons, has a wide range of potential uses.” “In addition to being able to return home on its own, it may also be used for purposes such as mine clearance.”

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Source: The Aviationist


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