NCSIST Reveals New Military Drones 軍用軍規無人機公布 台版「彈簧刀」亮相

In order to strengthen the combat power of Taiwan's military, the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology unveiled a variety of drones for military use on the 14th. 

After careful adjustment by the engineers, the Chung Xiang II UAV completed take-off and landing. There are also a variety of other military UAVs developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology on site. These drones have all been developed in accordance with the Taiwanese military's needs. Four of them have officially been mass-produced and are currently in service. There are a total of six other models currently under research and development. The most eye-catching drone is this cruise missile drone that is similar to the Switchblade 300 provided by the U.S. military to the Ukrainians. This is the Taiwanese version of the Switchblade.

Wang Meng-fang, Project Engineer, Taichung Campus, NCSIST: “The drone's greater ammo capacity increases its overall striking range, firepower, and lethality.”

These military drones include both reconnaissance and attack drones. According to the NCSIST, the focus of its research and development is to develop combined reconnaissance and attack drones to overcome various environments for combat. The NCSIST leads Taiwan's efforts to develop and customized drones according to the military's needs. In addition to building a related supply chain with various private sector industries, the Institute is also strengthening Taiwanese drones' asymmetrical combat power.

Chi Li-ping, Director, Aeronautical Systems Research Div., NCSIST: “Some are under testing, while other drones are about to enter the testing phase. We should have some results by the end of this year. Mass production will also follow the completion of our testing phase.”

According to the NCSIST, the previously announced five military drones will be mass-produced next year after passing testing. There are currently three types each of reconnaissance and attack drones being developed and tested. The NCSIST will work with domestic companies to develop anti-jamming, data encryption, and other modular design features. Over 80 percent of the drones' parts can be produced domestically, building a Taiwanese drone industry supply chain and strengthening national defense capabilities.

工程人員仔細調校之後，銳鳶2型無人機完成起降，現場還有多款各型無人機，這些都是中科院依照軍方的需求，研發的軍用軍規無人機。其中有4款已經正式量產，目前正在各個軍種服役當中；而研發測試當中的，共計有5款6型機。而最令人矚目的就是這款巡飛彈無人機，性能比照美軍在烏俄戰爭當中，所提供的彈簧刀300型，可說是台灣版的彈簧刀。

中科院台中院區計畫工程師王盟方指出：「具有更大的彈藥量，可用於提高它整體的打擊範圍，以及火力的殺傷力。」

這些軍用軍規的無人機，包括偵蒐型無人機，以及攻擊型無人機兩大類。中科院說明，研發的重點在於發展偵打一體及戰略型無人機，以及克服多種環境達成作戰。中科院表示，軍用軍規無人機以中科院為主導，依照國軍需求，發展客製化的特用無人機，除了和產業建構相關產業鏈，也加強台灣的無人機不對稱戰力。

中科院航空研究所所長齊立平說明：「有的正在進行測評，有的是即將展開測評，我們應該在今年底會有階段性的成果，量產也會隨著我們的測評完成之後，會進入量產。」

中科院表示，先前公佈的5款軍用商規無人機，將在驗收合格之後，明年啟動量產。至於軍用軍規的無人機，目前偵蒐型和攻擊型各有3款，正在研發測試當中，也將會結合國內民間的量能，研發出抗干擾、資料加密以及模組化設計的特點，並且超過80%可以在國內自製，建構國內的無人機產業鏈，也加強國防實力。