Saudi Arabia bought a record $47.2 million of drones from Taiwan last month — a sign the island’s nascent UAV industry is becoming more attractive to buyers. The figure, released by the Ministry of Finance in Taipei last week, was the most in a month for any nation in data going back to June 2023. The Czech Republic has previously been a major buyer. It was unclear how Saudi Arabia intended to use the drones, which weighed an average of 7 to 15 kilograms (15.4 to 33.1 pounds). Unmanned aerial vehicles in that weight category can be used for a range of industrial and military purposes. Su Tzu-yun, director of the Division of Defense Strategy and Resources at the Institute of National Defense and Security Research in Taipei, said they were mostly likely for reconnaissance.

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