然而，高昂的成本和缺乏實戰經驗構成了挑戰。
隨著全球對其輕巧高性能無人機設計的需求飆升，碳基科技公司計劃將其員工人數從 60 人增加一倍以上，並擴廠三倍以上。執行長 Stacy Yu 表示，近年來其國際業務活動成長了一倍多，並在美國、日本、歐洲和東南亞等地建立了合作夥伴關係。
台灣值得信賴且安全的無人機供應鏈蘊藏著巨大的價值，客戶不僅重視最終產品，也重視供應鏈透明度和長期產業合作關係。為此，台灣可以提供工程技術專長和合作技術夥伴關係，以支持長期的產業韌性。
我們看到的不僅是對無人機的需求成長，更是對值得信賴且具有韌性的自主系統供應鏈的需求成長。而這正是台灣可以發揮重要作用之處。
原文連結：https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/trusted-and-resilient-taiwans-bid-to-position-itself-as-a-china-free-drone-hub?ref=top-stories
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TAIPEI – Taiwanese drone maker Carbon-Based Technology is set to more than double its workforce of 60 and move into a new manufacturing facility that is three times bigger, as global demand for its lightweight yet high-performance designs soars.
Stacy Yu, the company’s chief executive officer, said its international business activities have more than doubled in recent years, with partnerships established across the United States, Japan, Europe and South-east Asia.
Across Taiwan, drone manufacturers are seeing explosive export growth as they increasingly expand overseas to achieve economies of scale that the domestic market alone cannot support.
In the first quarter of 2026, Taiwan’s drone exports surged past US$115 million (S$148 million), already eclipsing the total export value of US$93 million recorded for all of 2025.
The majority were shipped to the Czech Republic and Poland, although experts believe the ultimate destination was Ukraine.
The expansion is the cornerstone of Taiwan’s broader ambition to establish itself as a regional hub for unmanned aerial systems that are “non-red”, or China-free – an initiative backed by a NT$44.2 billion (S$1.8 billion) investment plan by the government through 2030.
As some countries grow increasingly wary over security concerns surrounding critical technologies from China, which dominates the global commercial drone market, Taiwan seeks to position itself as a trusted supplier of drones free of Chinese components.
