Production Bottlenecks: Supply Chain and AssemblyThe manufacturing supply chain is Taiwan’s most pressing vulnerability endangering their required levels of drone production. Taiwan’s drone industry is fragmented among small firms, many innovative but undercapitalized. Allowing Taiwan’s drone makers to access U.S. defense supply chains, driving down unit costs through volume. See: “Why lessons from drone warfare in Ukraine could be key to defending Taiwan against China,” Euronews, June 2025, https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/06/06/why-lessons-from-drone-warfare-in-ukraine-could-be-key-to-defending-taiwan-against-china8. Budgetary discussions and constraints: Taiwan’s defense budget reporting, Ministry of Finance and MOFA releases, 2024–25.