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Taiwan turns to US drone boats to track rising mainland Chinese sea activity near island
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 14 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Taiwan turns to US drone boats to track rising mainland Chinese sea activity near island”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Taiwan’s coastguard is buying US-designed uncrewed surface vessels for its first dedicated drone-boat programme to strengthen its ability to detect and track the growing presence of mainland Chinese vessels operating around the island. Florida-based Maritime Tactical Systems (Martac) announced on Tuesday that the deal covered an undisclosed number of its…
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Taiwan turns to US drone boats to track rising mainland Chinese sea activity
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Taiwan turns to US drone boats to track rising mainland Chinese sea activity near island
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