Taiwan's defence ministry is seeking up to US$33 billion in special funding to upgrade its military capabilities, including investing in anti-drone technology, a senior lawmaker told AFP last week. Counter-drone firms at the Taipei Aerospace and Defense Technology Exhibition told AFP they hoped to snatch a share of the market. Taiwanese anti-drone company Tron Future Tech, whose AI systems are used in Taiwan and Ukraine, has seen demand for its technology soar as drones have become critical in warfare. Tron can produce more than 100 anti-drone systems a month in Taiwan and is expanding production while also considering manufacturing them in Europe and the United States, Lu said. British military equipment maker BAE Systems said Taiwan's defence ministry had expressed interest in its anti-drone Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System.