The National Defense University's Chung Cheng Institute has won a prize at a
university-level drone competition.

The "2025 UAV Defense Challenge" required participants to perform drone
reconnaissance missions without using satellite navigation systems, to test
their operational skills.

According to a Ministry of National Defense, the competition was based on a
scenario where drones are being jammed and cannot link to the Global
Navigation Satellite System ..

... forcing operators to operate them independently while conducting
reconnaissance missions and locating targets.

The National Defense University's Chung Cheng Institute beat out 14 other
teams and was among the competition's six finalists.

The institute says it will share its findings from the competition with state
weapons developer, the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and
Technology and private drone manufacturers to facilitate research and
development.

The competition was held at the Asia UAV AI Innovation Application R&D Center
in Chiayi County and hosted by National Cheng Kung University and overseen by
the National Science and Technology Council.