{"id":23556,"date":"2026-06-18T07:37:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T05:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/inspired-by-ukraine-and-worried-by-china-taiwan-teaches-its-citizens-how-to-fly-drones\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T07:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T05:37:21","slug":"inspired-by-ukraine-and-worried-by-china-taiwan-teaches-its-citizens-how-to-fly-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/inspired-by-ukraine-and-worried-by-china-taiwan-teaches-its-citizens-how-to-fly-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspired by Ukraine, and worried by China: Taiwan teaches its citizens how to fly drones"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ordinary Taiwanese, young and old, are joining courses to learn how to fly drones amid looming China military threat<\/p>\n

In a small, crowded room in Taipei, Pan Chien-chin is trying to keep a drone hovering steadily. Imagining himself flying a plane, he gently nudges controller joysticks to guide the insect-like device as it hums through the air.<\/p>\n

Cheers break out as Pan, who has never flown a drone before, steers it around a rectangular course marked by traffic cones without crashing. Around him are about two dozen fellow trainees, all signed up for the same course: Taiwan\u2019s first civil defence drone training programme.<\/p>\n

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\nOrdinary Taiwanese, young and old, are joining courses to learn how to fly drones amid looming China military threat
\nIn a small, crowded room in Taipei, Pan Chien-chin is trying to keep a drone hovering steadily. Imagining himself flying a plane, he gently nudges controller joysticks to guide the insect-like device as it hums through the air.
\nCheers break out as Pan, who has never flown a drone before, steers it around a rectangular course marked by traffic cones without crashing. Around him are about two dozen fellow trainees, all signed up for the same course: Taiwan\u2019s first civil defence drone training programme. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ordinary Taiwanese, young and old, are joining courses to learn how to fly drones amid looming China military threat In a small, crowded room in Taipei, Pan Chien-chin is trying to keep a drone hovering steadily. Imagining himself flying a plane, he gently nudges controller joysticks to guide the insect-like device as it hums through …<\/p>\n

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