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Russian Setbacks Spur China Focus on Smart Drones – SCMP

“This conflict will definitely set off a chain reaction in the military and technological sector,” said Meng Fansong of the National University of Defence Technology


The bogging down of Russian armed forces in its war in Ukraine has spurred China to develop smarter, more powerful drones, the South China Morning Post reported.
Taiwan will prioritise drone development, having taken lessons from the war in Ukraine. Photo: Reuters.

 

The bogging down of Russian armed forces in its war in Ukraine has spurred China to develop smarter, more powerful drones, the South China Morning Post reported, citing a new study by People’s Liberation Army researchers.

“This conflict will definitely set off a chain reaction in the military and technological sector,” the SCMP quoted Meng Fansong, of the National University of Defence Technology in Wuhan, as writing in a paper published in Command Control and Simulation.

Read the full report: South China Morning Post.

 

 

 

 

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George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.

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