Taipei, Aug. 5 (CNA) Defense officials said Wednesday they expect to launch critical systems by the end of 2027 to integrate counter-drone capabilities across the armed forces and complete an interface to coordinate military and non-military counter-drone operations. Huang Wen-chi (黃文啟), head of the Ministry of National Defense's Department of Strategic Planning, said the armed forces' existing counter-drone systems have yet to be integrated with a counter-drone command-and-control (C2) system that is currently under development. Former commander of the United States Army Pacific Charles A. Flynn also highlighted shortcomings in Taiwan's counter-drone integration when he attended the Taiwan-U.S. Defense Industry Forum in May, Wang said. Calling the lack of integration concerning, Wang asked when the MND expected to integrate its existing counter-drone capabilities into a C2 system and make it operational. In response, Huang said several systems capable of integrating the military's counter-drone capabilities are expected to become operational next year, "if the projects proceed as planned."