TAIPEI — Taiwan is at risk of being marginalized as the U.S. builds up its drone industry, a report from a leading tech think tank will warn on Monday, as video footage from earlier this month drives home how autonomous vehicles are revolutionizing warfare.
The report, compiled by the Taipei-based think tank Research Institute for Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology (DSET) and seen by Nikkei Asia, flags concerns about a recent executive order issued by U.S. President Donald Trump to prioritize the procurement of domestically manufactured drones. It casts Taiwan — which is intent on becoming a center for drone technology and has voiced a desire to work with the U.S. and other democratic partners — as being left behind without formalized co-production mechanisms.
