Taiwan Spotlights Anduril Drones, Software in New Arms Deals

The Barracuda-500, a low-cost autonomous cruise missile jointly developed by NCSIST and US company Anduril. 

Photographer: I-Hwa Cheng/AFP/Getty Images

Taiwan will develop or buy weapons from six US and Canadian companies that deepen its investment in autonomous systems, including Anduril Industries Inc.’s DIVE-LD underwater drone.

The pacts announced Thursday by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology in Taipei are meant to bolster the island’s defenses in the face of China’s growing military might. At a parade last month, the People’s Liberation Army showed off myriad new weapons, including missiles and undersea drones.