TY - BOOK AU - PHIPPS Gavin TI - Taiwan confirms funding for its UAV programme PY - 2009/// KW - UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES KW - TAIWAN KW - DEFENCE N2 - The island's Ministry of National Defence (MND) said that USD4.3 million in funding would be used to purchase six technologies vital to the development of remotely piloted aircraft. The UAVs will be able to carry an 800 kg payload and have the capability to be fitted with early warning radar and AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles ER -