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Taiwan completes autonomous drone swarm simulation for maritime surveillance

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Source: South China Morning Post

Taiwan’s Ocean Affairs Council said on 26 October that a research team led by National Cheng Kung University completed flight simulations of an AI-powered drone coordination system involving 20 drones in two fleets. The early-stage, council-funded project focuses on three US-made vertical take-off and landing drones, the JUMP 20, V-BAT and Flexrotor, and integrates artificial intelligence, flight dynamics and swarm-control technologies. The system would allow different types of drones to autonomously divide tasks, plan routes and coordinate their movements for coastguard operations.

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The council-funded system would give Taiwan’s coastguard wide-area, persistent surveillance for maritime monitoring and countering grey-zone activities, but the project is at an early stage.

When
26 Oct 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0440
Where
Taiwan
Who
Taiwan Ocean Affairs Council, National Cheng Kung University

Summary written with AI by wheresthe.ai, from South China Morning Post. Checked against the source on 27 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0440: “Taiwan completes autonomous drone swarm simulation for maritime surveillance.” wheresthe.ai, 26 Oct 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/tw-taiwan-completes-autonomous-drone-swarm-simulation-for-ma-2026-10/ (source: South China Morning Post).

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