A drone flying near Taiwan's Ching Chuan Kang air base shut down its airspace and forced eight fighter jets to land elsewhere, exposing a gap in the island's air defenses.

• Eight IDF fighters on night training were sent to Hsinchu air base after the drone closed the airspace.
• Taiwan's military airports all have home-built counter-drone gear, but it only covers the airport grounds itself.
• This drone stayed just outside that zone, near the flight path, and still shut down operations.
• Taiwan Security Development Association head Chi Tung-yun wants the jamming systems extended to the restricted flight corridors around bases.
• The US and Israel lead this field, with some American airports able to shoot drones down with lasers.

Outlook: Pressure is building on Taiwan to widen its counter-drone coverage beyond base perimeters, and more incursions of this kind are likely.