“If we don’t integrate anti-missile, anti-air and anti-drone capabilities, we won’t be able to achieve efficient interception. We will prioritise procurement that emphasises mobility and high survivability,” Koo said.
A special budget to come by the end of the year will focus on new equipment for the T-Dome, he added.
T-Dome also fits into Taiwan’s asymmetric approach to warfare, Koo said, to make its forces, which are much smaller than China’s, agile and able to pack a greater and more targeted punch.
Lai, who rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, has pledged to increase defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP by 2030.
China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control. While Beijing is developing new weapons like stealth fighters and aircraft carriers, its armed forces are also grappling with an ongoing crackdown on corruption.
Source: CNA
