Coast Guard’s first V-BAT vertical take-off and landing drone exposed, Guan Biling reveals three major plans

The first batch of V-BAT drones has arrived. (Taken from Guan Biling’s Facebook fan page)

[Reporter Hong Dinghong/Reported by Kaohsiung] A preview was held during the National Day, and the Coast Guard's JUMP-20 drone and MARTAC "T-24" unmanned boat made their debut; IOC Chairman Guan Biling even more exposed the first V-BAT vertical takeoff and landing drone to arrive in Taiwan, and revealed the "Sea and Air Integration, Elite Coast Guard" transformation plan.

Guan Biling emphasized that the first batch of V-BAT vertical take-off and landing drones have arrived and will join the service ranks of the MARTAC "T-24" unmanned boats. The next phase of the Coast Guard's major transformation of "sea and air integration, elite maritime patrol" is on the road. This plan includes three parts: the next phase of shipbuilding plan, comprehensive upgrade of the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system, and the introduction of sea and air unmanned vehicles combined with AI.

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V-BAT drone (left) and MARTAC "T-24" unmanned boat (right). (Taken from Guan Biling’s Facebook fan page)

Guan Biling pointed out that the success of the transformation depends on the simultaneous growth of manpower. Various education and training have been actively carried out. Excellent equipment requires excellent technology. "Application is the king." The future will be a big challenge.

It is understood that the V-BAT UAV showed excellent performance in the Russia-Ukraine war with its unique vertical take-off and landing capabilities and powerful anti-electric warfare interference system. Because of its single-engine duct fan design, it can take off and land vertically like a helicopter in a narrow space or on a ship deck, and can smoothly switch to horizontal cruise mode. However, the first aircraft to arrive in Taiwan was a training aircraft.

MARTAC "T-24" unmanned boat (right) is tested in Taipei Port, with a coast patrol assault boat (middle) standing guard. (Taken from Guan Biling’s Facebook fan page)

The JUMP-20 military-grade tactical drone not only has four vertical lift propellers, but also a forward propeller. It does not require any runway or catapult rack. It can take off at any time with only 6 square meters of open space, so it can take off directly from the deck of a coast guard ship.

As for the MARTAC "T-24" unmanned boat, it was publicly tested at sea for the first time yesterday. Its hull was manufactured in Taiwan, and the software was provided by MARTAC. The Chinese Academy of Sciences integrated the needs of the Coast Guard to complete the test before mass production.