Some Taiwanese drone math ahead of the Xi-Trump visit
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For at least the past two U.S. administrations, cutting China out of the tech supply chain has been a strategic goal in multiple industries.
Key facts
Su said the company’s AI-enabled suicide drone “Overkill,” which was approved by the U.S. Department of Defense last year, along with other American and European suppliers, cost around $3,000 — We are seeing $2 million missiles facing $30,000 drones,” Su said, referring to the rough costs of Iranian commercial-grade drones that are countering the U.S.’ Tomahawk cruise missiles
The reporter will be thinking of their visit, and the scale of that budget compared to Thunder Tiger’s $3,000 drones, next week when U.S. President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing
It aims to produce roughly 180,000 homegrown drones by 2028
Summary
Last September, a Taiwanese drone company became the first Asian firm to obtain clearance for providing drones for U.S. military use, with their China-free supply chain. Thunder Tiger is based on Taiwan’s western coast, not far from Taichung Airport, once a major U.S. logistics hub during the Vietnam War. Last month, the reporter joined a group of foreign journalists bused in for a briefing arranged by Taiwan’s foreign ministry. “We are seeing $2 million missiles facing $30,000 drones,” Su said, referring to the rough costs of Iranian commercial-grade drones that are countering the U.S.’ Tomahawk cruise missiles.