Island’s army reportedly discovered omission only after taking delivery and later asked American side to find alternative supplier
4-MIN READ4-MINLawrence Chungin TaipeiPublished: 8:00pm, 14 Sep 2026Taiwan’s military has taken delivery of 291 one-way attack drones from US maker Anduril Industries, only to find they came without chargers and require American assistance to recharge them.The revelation involving the Altius-600M loitering munitions has prompted Taiwan’s opposition lawmakers to question the military’s procurement and logistical planning, days before the drones join other weapons systems in a three-day live-fire exercise.
According to recent local media reports, chargers were not included in the US Letter of Offer and Acceptance for the drones because the original equipment contained mainland Chinese-made components and therefore failed to meet requirements for a so-called non-red, or non-Chinese, supply chain.
