Mar 26, 2022
Taiwanese company XDynamics Taiwan donated 10 Evolve 2 quadcopters to the APU for a total of $35,000
Taiwan News reported that a Taiwan-based company will donate 10 Evolve 2 drones worth a total of NT$1 million (US$35,000) to the Ukraine to support the country as it battles Russian armed forces. At a press conference, XDynamics Taiwan said the drones can reach a top speed of 90 kilometers per hour, can transport small loads of medical supplies, and are to be used for peacekeeping and delivering medical supplies, among other purposes. Ukrainian users of the drones will be able to obtain high-quality images at critical moments while providing humanitarian assistance. The drones were to be transported from the U.S. to Poland within one or two days from the press conference.
The Taiwan State Building Party (TSP) Secretary General Wang Hsing-huan said both Taiwan and Ukraine are defending democracy against totalitarian regimes, so they must stand together on the same front. Wang said drones are a powerful weapon in modern information warfare and are also useful for humanitarian missions. Many drones are made in China and alleged that Beijing cooperates with Moscow’s aim to disable some of the functions of camera drones sold in Ukraine, “threatening the survival of Ukrainians.” The Taiwan State Building Party has cooperated with XDynamics Taiwan to donate 10 of its camera drones to ensure the products will not be restricted or degraded and to keep information gathered from these devices from falling “into enemy hands.”