CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Taiwan’s plan to field four MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones has advanced thanks to a second contract awarded to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.
The island nation’s purchase comes as its own efforts to field a similar domestically developed platform falter.
The U.S. Defense Department signed the $250 million deal with General Atomics for the final two MQ-9Bs on…