00:02One thousand drones light up the night sky in southern Taiwan, but the show is more than
00:10just entertainment.
00:11It's a display of the country's push to build a drone industry that's fully made in Taiwan.
00:38Crowds gathering in Jiayi in the south of Taiwan say the show is also a source of pride.
00:44I feel like this technology is very rich and a better feeling.
00:48We can follow the international society.
00:52I think, as a Taiwanese person, it's very generous.
00:55Beyond the spectacle, the technology points to a bigger goal, what officials call a non-red
01:01supply chain.
01:02That means producing drones without Chinese components.
01:06Taiwan is developing them as dual-use technology, meaning they can serve both civilian and military
01:12purposes.
01:13Researchers say making sure they're protected is therefore vital to Taiwan's security.
01:19National security, you know, even privacy, cyber security, you know, many aspects.
01:25Because those main vehicles are commonly equipped with all kinds of sensors and wireless communications,
01:34equipment, so they can easily record anything collected in the field.
01:43And they can also have back doors, you know, in their sawwell, so they can easily access the
01:51users' data.
01:52So you have no way to control where the data is being stored or used by someone else.
02:02And lawmakers say the industry in Taiwan is growing fast.
02:06It means that they've increased two-倍半 of the market.
02:10It's still in the growth of the economy.
02:12This is the main thing that we also have increased.
02:16We also have increased.
02:18We also have increased.
02:19We also have increased.
02:22We also have increased.
02:23We have increased.
02:25We have increased.
02:33Still, analysts say building a fully independent supply chain takes time.
02:38China currently produces around 90% of the world's consumer drones.
02:42And many key parts, from motors to sensors, are still made there.
02:48Taiwan is trying to develop its own ecosystem, but some say it requires more government support.
02:53The most key components are in the world.
02:59They can only be able to get a few hundred or ten hundred of the supply chain.
03:05This will be able to be able to get the supply chain.
03:07The supply chain is the supply chain of mass production capability and capacity.
03:15It must be able to help the government to get this big order.
03:20To help Taiwan to get the big order.
03:23The Jai government says it is fully committed to developing the drone industry.
03:28This includes investing in a drone research center and manufacturing bases, as well as regulations and certification systems.
03:35Of course, it would also be able to wipe off the old material that we already have the number of
03:42years.
03:43We have to take it in place.
03:45We are now taking it in place.
03:48We are entering the discharge for international consumers.
03:53We are in different ways.
03:56That is what we see.
03:57That's the day we see.
03:59That is what we see.
04:01That is what we see.
04:02That is what we see.
04:02That is what we see.
04:03That is what we see.
04:04That is what we see.
04:08And as Taiwan works to build out its domestic drone industry, it's also aiming to become
04:13a key supplier for Western partners.
04:15Taiwan has the biggest potential to become the biggest supply chain for the United States.
04:24And also some Western countries, even the EU, I know they also expect that Taiwan may
04:32be their good partners on the supply chain for drones, because Taiwan has a very good semiconductor industry.
04:45For now, the drone show is here to delight the crowd from the sky above, but many are hoping
04:50the show will soon bring about a fully homegrown supply chain on the ground.
04:54Ryan Wu and Lily Lamatina in for Taiwan Plus.
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