Taiwan and Kratos are developing the Chien Feng IV, a jet-powered, one-way kamikaze drone derived from Kratos' MQM-178 Firejet target platform. The programme aims to field an affordable, high-speed loitering munition to broaden Taipei's standoff strike options against maritime and land targets.
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The Chien Feng IV is a jet-powered, one-way loitering munition derived from the MQM-178 Firejet, adding a new high-speed standoff strike capability that complements Taiwan’s recent acquisition of Anduril Altius-600M loitering munitions (https://hype.aero/?story=ca35dddd-b045-4dd0-874f-0281a8b4cd42).
Fielding a jet-powered kamikaze drone alters Taiwan’s operational options for maritime and land strike and aligns with its parallel development of longer-range anti-ship systems (https://hype.aero/?story=343b4a87-cc0a-4722-83a2-55c9e14b7f81); the move also fits a wider industry trend toward high-speed, attritable one-way effectors (https://hype.aero/?story=3971a10c-ce9c-4f48-9719-580e8b87a4b7).
The partnership highlights Kratos’ expanding role in unmanned combat and one-way systems, reinforcing broader supplier dynamics seen in recent Kratos programmes and pitches to international customers (https://hype.aero/?story=a736c71e-d342-4e8f-9b37-9effdb2bcb24).
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