{
  "id": 1697263,
  "title": "Taiwan launches first live-fire exercise with first-person view drones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/taiwan-launches-first-live-fire-exercise-with-first-person-view-drones-1697263",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T11:04:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3364447/taiwan-launches-first-live-fire-exercise-first-person-view-drones"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Taiwan’s army has for the first time used first-person view (FPV) drones against armoured vehicles in a live-fire exercise, adopting tactics pioneered during the Ukraine war to strengthen its asymmetric capabilities against the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The exercise on Monday highlighted efforts to broaden strike options beyond traditional firepower such as rocket systems and heavy…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Taiwan launches first live-fire exercise with first-person view drones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/taiwan-launches-first-live-fire-exercise-with-first-person-view-drones",
        "published": "2026-08-18T11:04:21.000Z"
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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."
}