Taiwan's government has approved a law to speed up military drone production, a win for defense contractors and drone makers even though the cabinet says it still has concerns about the final version.

• The cabinet signed off on the legislature's version of a bill to boost home-grown defense and drone manufacturing.
• The reasoning: defense readiness and industrial upgrading cannot wait, and every day the military gets stronger is another day of deterrence against China.
• The government's own version, which relied on large long-term orders and fast product updates, was rejected by lawmakers.
• Big guaranteed orders are meant to give drone companies confidence to invest, expand factories, hire, and do research.
• The cabinet says its doubts about the approved version have not gone away, but security threats will not wait for politics to sort itself out.

Outlook: Expect drone orders to start flowing to Taiwanese manufacturers, with continued friction between the cabinet and lawmakers over how the program is run.