Blue Skies for Taiwan Act (S.4259 & H.R.9042)

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Support the Blue Skies for Taiwan Act (S.4259 & H.R.9042) to strengthen U.S.-Taiwan cooperation on drone technology development and production.

Bills Info

S.4259
H.R.9042

What Does This Bill Do?

  • Establishing a Blue UAS Working Group, led by the Departments of State and Defense, to assess Taiwan’s drone production capacity and identify opportunities and impediments to incorporating Taiwan-manufactured UAS and components in the Defense Contract Management Agency’s Blue UAS program and associated lists.

    • The Blue UAS program is a DoD initiative that vets and certifies secure drone systems and components that do not rely on PRC technology or supply chains.

  • Directing the establishment of a cooperative framework with regional allies to support secure, PRC-independent drone supply chains and expand opportunities for Taiwan’s drone industry.
  • Instructing the Departments of State and Defense to develop a fast-track certification process for Taiwan drone and drone component manufacturers.

Strategic Significance

It is the strategic goal of the United States to ensure that Taiwan has the self-defense capabilities as part of a broader Indo-Pacific deterrence architecture, especially amid ongoing aggression by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Helping Taiwan scale secure, PRC-free drone production is a critical step to achieving the strategic objective.
 

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