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Anduril Delivers 1st Batch of Attack Drones to Taiwan | Taiwan News | Aug. 6, 2025 10:25
TAIWAN, AUG 5 – The drones have a 440-kilometer range and support attack, reconnaissance, and communications missions to strengthen Taiwan's asymmetric defense, officials said.
- On August 4, 2025, Anduril Industries supplied Taiwan’s Army with an initial shipment of Altius-600M drones to bolster their defensive and offensive operations.
- This delivery is part of a procurement initiative launched last year through collaboration between Taiwan’s defense ministry and officials from the United States government.
- The Altius-600M is a versatile drone that can operate independently for extended periods, performing surveillance, precision attacks, and communications relay tasks across a distance of 440 kilometers.
- Defense Minister Wellington Koo emphasized that the drone delivery highlights the critical role of collaboration between Taiwan and the United States in addressing security challenges and maintaining stability in the region.
- Anduril opened a new branch office in Taiwan and expanded its partnership with NCSIST to support local engineering and accelerate next-generation defense systems development.
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Unlike typical foreign military sales programmes, which can take years, Anduril completed the delivery within six months by producing the systems at financial risk. The rapid timeline was enabled through cooperation with Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense and U.S. government stakeholders. “This is an enormously consequential moment for Anduril and for the free world,” said Palmer Luckey. “We produced Altius at risk because Taiwan needs defens…
Taiwan received the first batch of American Altius-600M drones, reporting to Taipei Times, citing Taiwan's Defence Minister Wellington Ku.
On the 5th, Republic of China (Taiwan) Defense Minister Gu Lixiong met with Palmer Luckey, founder of Anduril, the manufacturer of the US drones, to express his gratitude to the US for delivering the first batch of new Altius-600M attack drone equipment to the national army, which will help strengthen Taiwan's combat capabilities.
rio Minister of the Taywan Defence defends that the systems provided provide the Army with an "indirect combat capacity".
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