A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that would expand cooperation between the United States and Taiwan in drone system development and production, as policymakers consider ways to strengthen American national security and support the self-governing island’s efforts to boost its defenses.
The Blue Skies for Taiwan Act of 2026, introduced by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Curtis (R-Utah), and Andy Kim (D-N.J.), aims to build an unmanned aerial systems (UAS) supply chain free from the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) control.
Lawmakers said in the bill that the majority of commercially available drone products contain components sourced from China, which they said pose “significant cybersecurity, supply chain, and operational risks” to the United States and its allies, such as Taiwan, according to the text of the bill, which was released on April 1….
US Lawmakers Propose Increasing Drone Cooperation With Taiwan
