{
  "id": 15897709,
  "title": "Taiwan’s Iran-style attack drone could swamp PLA air defences: analysts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/taiwans-iran-style-attack-drone-could-swamp-pla-air-defences-analysts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T14:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3371648/taiwans-iran-style-attack-drone-could-swamp-pla-air-defences-analysts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A flight-tested attack drone similar to Iran’s Shahed model that its Taiwanese maker says could reach military targets in mainland China is meant to swamp PLA air defences, analysts said. Drawing on battlefield lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East, military experts broadly agree on the utility of such low-cost systems but differ on how it could be deployed in a conflict with Beijing should it…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Taiwan’s Iran-style attack drone could swamp PLA air defences: analysts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/taiwans-iran-style-attack-drone-could-swamp-pla-air-defences-analysts-15900603",
        "published": "2026-10-21T14:00:09.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}