
(FILES) A Mighty Hornet IV, high-speed attack drones developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) and US technology company Kratos, is displayed during the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition in Taipei on September 17, 2025. Taiwan's government has proposed 40 billion USD in extra defence spending over several years, with the focus on developing a multi-layered air defence system dubbed "T-Dome". (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)

