US defense companies and startups have signed at least 13 deals with Taiwanese hardware companies since September 2025 to build a secure drone tech supply chain (Joyu Wang/Wall Street Journal) — SkimNews
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- US defense companies and startups have signed at least 13 deals with Taiwanese hardware companies since September 2025 to build a secure drone technology supply chain
- The partnership targets assembling uncrewed boats and aircraft using Taiwanese hardware under a sourcing approach the Wall Street Journal characterizes as 'non-re...' (truncated in source excerpt)
Why it matters: At least 13 deals concentrated since September 2025 signals a deliberate, accelerated US-Taiwan supply chain buildout for drone components, giving American defense firms a hardware path outside Chinese-linked suppliers for uncrewed boats and aircraft.
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