PLA’s uncrewed vehicles threaten region: analystsStaff writer, with CNAChina’s aggressive development of uncrewed air, ground and underwater vehicles is an increasing threat to Taiwan and the region, analysts at a government-funded think tank said. Sheu Jyh-shyang (許智翔), a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research, said that in the past few years, uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs) and drones have been used increasingly by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Photo: Tu Chu-min, Taipei TimesOn Jan. 6, state-controlled China Central Television reported a PLA military exercise that included a number of drones and UGVs, Sheu said. Meanwhile, Ou Si-fu (歐錫富), another research fellow at the institute, said that China might be using uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) for spying in regional waters. The appearance of the research vessel and the UUV led to speculations that China was conducting underwater mapping in the area.

Source: Taipei Times February 17, 2021 15:56 UTC