The weapon can loiter over its target before striking or abort mission in mid-flight
Taiwan is developing a sophisticated autonomous attack drone that can linger over its target before striking it, as it looks to deter China from launching an invasion.
The aerial weapon will be capable of both manual and autonomous attacks, potentially giving it the ability to select and strike a target without human intervention.
Most drones currently require a handler to operate it using a physical or virtual control pad.
Chi Li-pin, director of Taiwan’s main weapons manufacturer at the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, told the South China Morning Post that soldiers would be able to change or abort its mission mid-flight if needed.