Taiwan Moves to Buy 1,000 AeroVironment, Anduril Attack Drones
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The Taiwan Ministry of Defense has signed formal agreements with the US government allowing it to buy as many as 1,000 attack drones from AeroVironment Inc. and Anduril Industries Inc. to aid in blunting a potential Chinese assault on the island democracy, according to people in industry familiar with the transaction.
Taiwan signed a “letter of offer and acceptance” in late September, the step before signed contracts that specify quantities, dollar values and delivery dates. Those contracts could be signed soon, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the unannounced action.