Ukraine defense tech unicorn cultivates Taiwan and Japan supply chain ties

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Battle-tested drone maker Uforce highlights low-key but growing industrial ties

Sean Plankey, U.S. CEO of British-Ukrainian defense technology company Uforce, speaks at a maritime drone forum organized by Taiwanese think tank DSET in the southern city of Tainan in early November. (DSET)

TAINAN, Taiwan -- A Ukraine-rooted drone maker that emerged as a $1 billion defense startup during the country's campaign to stop Russia's invasion aims to increase cooperation in Taiwan as well as Japan, a top executive said, shining a light on Kyiv's low-key and often indirect ties with Taipei.

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