US firm to make battle-tested drones in Taiwan, boosting supply chain resilience
Two combat-tested American drones could become part of Taiwan’s expanding unmanned arsenal as the island seeks to build a “drone shield” against the People’s Liberation Army. California-based defence technology company Aevex Aerospace is working with Taiwan’s Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation (CIRC) to produce its Vandal and Onyx drones locally, combining lessons drawn from the war in Ukraine with the island’s electronics and manufacturing capabilities. Both aircraft have been tested..
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- Confirmed by 2 outlets in 2 countries.
- Ignored by Western, Arab-Muslim world.
- Propagation: first reported by South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), . 2 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.
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- US firm to make battle-tested drones in Taiwan, boosting supply chain resilienceSouth China Morning Post · Hong Kong
- US firm to make battle-tested drones in Taiwan, boosting supply chain resilienceSouth China Morning Post · Hong Kong
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- US firm to make battle-tested drones in Taiwan, boosting supply chain resiliencer/worldnews · Unknown country
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- US firm to make battle-tested drones in Taiwan, boosting supply chain resilienceSouth China Morning PostHong KongHong Kong → TaiwanEnglish
- US firm to make battle-tested drones in Taiwan, boosting supply chain resiliencer/worldnewsInternationalUnknown country → TaiwanEnglish
- US firm to make battle-tested drones in Taiwan, boosting supply chain resilienceSouth China Morning PostHong KongHong Kong → TaiwanEnglish