Taiwan's military says it will buy drones once a year in fresh batches to keep pace with fast-changing technology, but a stalled bill in parliament is holding up the funding plan.

• Lawmakers failed to agree on a drone procurement bill and shelved all 14 competing versions of it.
• The defense ministry called the delay disappointing and says it will keep pressing lawmakers on how urgent the spending is.
• Under the plan, coastal surveillance drones, coastal attack drones, and one-way attack boats would be bought in yearly batches, with new specs set each year.
• Buying in batches instead of all at once is meant to stop the military from being stuck with drones that are already outdated.

Outlook: The ministry will keep lobbying lawmakers, and the bill's fate depends on whether rival parties can bridge their differences in the next round of talks.