Taiwanese analysts view a US Navy plan to deploy thousands of uncrewed vessels by 2030 as a potential deterrent against Beijing. However, they cautioned that limited direct benefit might accrue to Taiwan unless Taipei advances its own drone fleet.

Taiwanese analysts have broadly welcomed a new US Navy plan to deploy thousands of uncrewed surface vessels across the Indo-Pacific by 2030, saying it could complicate Beijing’s military planning and strengthen deterrence. But they also warned that unless Taipei pressed ahead with its own stalled drone fleet ambitions, the approach might offer Taiwan only limited direct benefit, given Washington’s production, logistics and surveillance challenges. The assessments follow remarks this week by...