Taiwan needs drone testing that simulates Ukraine warfare: Skydio exec

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A Ukrainian serviceman controls a Vampire drone during a training flight in the Kharkiv region in April 2025. © Reuters

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TAIPEI -- Ukrainian forces have shown the world "what creative drone use could look like" in war, and a testing center that can mimic the electronic warfare conditions of the Russia-Ukraine theater is a "critically important" next step in building Taiwan's capabilities, a major U.S. drone manufacturer's executive said.

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