# Taiwan Expands Drone Procurement Partnerships

Taiwan is committing more than $7 billion over six years to drone procurement and pursuing U.S.-Taiwan industrial partnerships that pair U.S. software and design with Taiwanese manufacturing while excluding Chinese components. The market includes a reported Anduril contract worth more than $1 billion and a separate Taiwanese Navy requirement for 1,320 unmanned attack boats, valued at $930 million over six years. No open solicitation or procurement contact is identified, so these developments point to potential teaming and supply-chain opportunities rather than an immediately actionable bid.

- U.S. drone, autonomy, and maritime-systems firms can evaluate partnerships with Taiwanese manufacturers such as CSBC; the described model emphasizes U.S. design and software alongside local production.
- The $930 million unmanned-vessel requirement and reported Anduril award indicate demand extending beyond aerial drones into naval unmanned systems.
- Companies should distinguish the multi-year procurement commitment and announced requirements from active solicitations; the signal provides no bid deadline or contact.

**Jurisdictions:** international
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** October 14, 2026

### Government Entities
- Taiwan Ministry of National Defense
- Taiwan Navy
- National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)
- U.S. Department of War (formerly Department of Defense) (DoW (formerly DoD))

### Vendors
- Anduril Industries (Drone supplier to U.S. and Taiwanese forces; participant in joint production with Taiwan)
- CSBC (Taiwanese shipbuilder pursuing unmanned-vessel work)
- Haebuck AI (Autonomous-ship software supplier and prospective bidder for a naval unmanned-vessel project)
- Straight Industries (Str8) (Defense start-up developing and manufacturing unmanned systems in cooperation with Taiwanese facilities)

### Key Quotes
> My business interests are to design in the United States and produce in Taiwan or design together and make it in Taiwan.
> — Palmer Luckey, Co-founder of Anduril Industries

### Sources
- [U.S. defense start-ups are flocking to Taiwan to build a drone supply chain that excludes Chinese co.. - MK](https://www.mk.co.kr/en/it/12175911) - 매일경제