The Taiwan Ministry of Defense has signed formal agreements with the U.S. government allowing it to buy as many as 1,000 attack drones from AeroVironment Inc. and Anduril Industries, Bloomberg News reported, quoting people in the industry familiar with the matter.
The drones would help Taiwan to defend against a possible Chinese assault on the island, which has become one of the tensest regions in the world.
In June, the State Department notified Congress that it had approved the sale of as many as 291 Anduril Altius 600M-V systems valued at $300 million and as many as 720 AeroVironment Switchblade 300 “B” model drones valued at as much as $60 million, according to Bloomberg.
Costa Mesa-based Anduril did not immediately return a Business Journal request for comment about the potential deal.
AeroVironment is based in northern Virginia.
