On May 6, 2026, the DSET National Security Program visited the Washington, D.C. office of Anduril Industries for an exchange on ways to strengthen Taiwan’s drone industry, advance U.S.–Taiwan co-production, and explore Anduril’s contributions to building key components of Taiwan’s national defense capabilities.
Anduril Industries is a U.S. defense technology unicorn. In 2025, it established an office in Taiwan and has been involved in the development of Taiwan’s unmanned aerial and unmanned surface systems, defense-related technology supply chains, and AI-enabled command-and-control platforms, with the aim of strengthening the asymmetric warfare capabilities of Taiwan’s armed forces.
Its founder, Palmer Luckey, also visited Taiwan in early August 2025 and delivered a lecture titled “Deterrence, Technology, and Defending Taiwan” at National Taiwan University.
The DSET team presented its latest findings from a one-year update on Taiwan’s drone industry, documenting significant progress in domestic procurement and export growth while identifying persistent structural challenges. Anduril shared its experience partnering with the Taiwanese government and local suppliers, offering insights into how modular platform architecture, supply chain integration, and early design-stage collaboration can help Taiwan build more effective and sustainable drone capacity for national defense. The conversation also explored how U.S. defense technology companies can serve as long-term strategic partners in Taiwan’s defense industrial development, and what institutional conditions would enable deeper cooperation.
Alexander Chang, Managing Director for East Asia at Anduril Industries, will join DSET’s 2026 Annual Forum — National Strategic Summit on Supply Chain Resilience — as a featured speaker at the Drone Supply Chain Resilience Dialogue. His session will address the future trajectory of U.S.–Taiwan drone cooperation, viable coproduction frameworks, and the broader bilateral defense-industrial partnership.
