New drones to boost military’s capability: instituteBy Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNAThe Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology yesterday unveiled its newest tactical close-range rotary-wing uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV), saying that once it enters service, it would be tasked with tactical reconnaissance and monitoring of littoral and coastal areas. A Teng Yun uncrewed aerial vehicle is displayed at the Chungshan Institute of Technology press event in Taichung yesterday. A new tactical close-range rotary-wing uncrewed aerial vehicle is demonstrated to reporters at the Chungshan Institute of Technology and Science’s Taichung campus yesterday. Photo: Lo Pei-te, Taipei TimesThe institute also introduced the Teng Yun, or “Cloud Rider,” a large UAV designed to focus on range and digital intelligence gathering, the institute said. Once fielded, the Teng Yun would allow the military’s drone fleet to be guided and controlled via satellite, the institute said, adding that it has completed development evaluations and is to undergo combat evaluations next year.
