TAIPEI – Taiwan will speed up development of drones for military use, taking into account the lessons of the war in Ukraine and the threat posed by China, the island's defense ministry said Tuesday. Unmanned aircraft have played a crucial role on both sides since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year. Ukraine's defense minister has said that he regards drones as the future of modern warfare. Taiwan, which is facing a growing threat from China to use force to bring it under Beijing's control, has repeatedly said it is closely watching the war and learning lessons it could apply to fight off a Chinese attack, including how Ukraine has resisted a numerically-superior force. This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.