Episode
Unmanned Invasion: The PRC's Drone Swarm Research and Taiwan
- Published
- Oct 8, 2025
- Duration seconds
- 1780
- Processing state
not_requested
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cna-talks-a-national-security-podcast-788413/episodes/unmanned-invasion-the-prc-s-drone-swarm-research-and-taiwan/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/cna-talks-a-national-security-podcast-788413/unmanned-invasion-the-prc-s-drone-swarm-research-and-taiwan.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
This episode explores how the PRC is developing autonomous drone swarm technology for deployment during a potential military invasion of Taiwan. Guest Biographies Timothy Ditter is a senior research scientist in CNA's China Studies Program . His work covers PLA amphibious warfare, China's military modernization and expansion, China's growing nuclear weapons program, and China's nascent global military presence. Eleanor Harvey is a senior research secialist in CNA's China Studies Program. Further Reading CNA Report: PRC Concepts for UAV Swarms in Future Warfare CNA InDepth: China Readies Drone Swarms for Future War