{
  "id": 12383551,
  "title": "US firm to make battle-tested drones in Taiwan, boosting supply chain resilience",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/us-firm-to-make-battle-tested-drones-in-taiwan-boosting-supply-chain",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T13:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3369929/us-firm-make-battle-tested-drones-taiwan-boosting-supply-chain-resilience"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Two combat-tested American drones could become part of Taiwan’s expanding unmanned arsenal as the island seeks to build a “drone shield” against the People’s Liberation Army. California-based defence technology company Aevex Aerospace is working with Taiwan’s Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation (CIRC) to produce its Vandal and Onyx drones locally, combining lessons drawn from the war in…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "US firm to make battle-tested drones in Taiwan, boosting supply chain resilience",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/us-firm-to-make-battle-tested-drones-in-taiwan-boosting-supply-chain-12385304",
        "published": "2026-10-06T13:00:09.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}