Taiwan defence logistics under fire over missing chargers for US drones - South China Morning Post

Lawrence Chungin TaipeiPublished: 8:00pm, 14 Sep 2026Updated: 8:59pm, 14 Sep 2026Taiwan’s military has taken delivery of 291 one-way attack drones from US maker Anduril Industries, only to discover 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.