Taiwan to team up with Czechia, Poland in drone production

Taipei, Feb. 22 (CNA) Drone companies in Taiwan signed agreements with the Czech-Taiwanese Business Chamber (CTBC) and Polish company Farada Group Ltd. this week, the Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) said in a Facebook post on Saturday.

The social media post, made on behalf of the Taiwan Excellence Drone International Business Opportunities Alliance (Tediboa), said that Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corp. (CIRC) led the alliance on the trip to the two European nations.

On Thursday, Andy Sin (忻維忠), CIRC president and representative of Tediboa, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the CTBC, promoting drone industry development in Taiwan and the Czech Republic.

On Friday, the alliance traveled to Poland as Taiwan's Ahamani Advanced and Polish drone company Farada agreed to collaborate in producing drones and key components, as well as accessing the European market, the post said.

After the signing ceremonies, business-to-business discussions were also held. Czechia invited 19 Taiwanese companies and Poland invited 40 people representing Taiwanese government agencies and businesses to participate.

AIDC Chairman Hu Kai-hung (胡開宏), who also heads the Tediboa, said the Taiwanese team showcased their skills at the Xponential Europe trade fair held in Dusseldorf, Germany from Feb. 18-20 and caught the attention of numerous European countries, the post said.

The post noted that the Polish-Taiwanese Chamber of Industry and Commerce visited Taiwan seven times in the past two years and signed an MOU with the alliance on drone industry cooperation in November 2024.

The post said the alliance will also visit trade fairs and exhibitions in Japan and the United States later this year.