Taiwan's plan to buy large numbers of military drones is stuck in parliament, a setback for defense readiness as lawmakers argue over money and oversight.

• Talks on the drone bill collapsed, with 14 competing versions on the table and a final vote possibly pushed to the 28th.
• The TPP says it is still waiting for the KMT to agree on a single version before talks can restart.
• Huang Kuo-chang wants the bill to build a real domestic drone industry that can sell abroad, not just fund one big government purchase.
• The defense ministry says the KMT's proposed annual spending cap is too low to build usable drone forces.
• The TPP also wants drone spending inside the regular yearly budget, not a special budget, and run by the economy ministry rather than defense.

Outlook: A vote could come within days, but only if the KMT settles on one version first.