GUANGZHOU -- The price of drone components shipped from China to the U.S. has multiplied by three times or more in some cases since Beijing tightened export restrictions in 2024, trade data shows.

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Foreign buyers of Chinese drone parts are paying sharply higher prices as Beijing tightens exports of critical components amid US President Donald Trump’s trade war. Suppliers and intermediaries ...

The drone’s critical components include a Japanese Sony sensor, an electromagnetic relay from Ireland’s TE Connectivity, Chinese-made motors and servos, as well as Chinese-manufactured SSDs and ...

But Thornton’s exchange highlighted an open secret in Silicon Valley: most drone companies answering the Trump administration’s America First mandate have a “Made in China” parts problem.

Many of the world's drone companies rely on China for parts. But China is cutting some U.S. drone makers off through sanctions as part of its retaliation for U.S. tariffs. Taiwan says it can help out.

Many of the world's drone companies rely on China for parts. But China is cutting some U.S. drone makers off through sanctions as part of its retaliation for U.S. tariffs. Taiwan says it can help out.

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Notably, one such drone was shot down in 2022 by the Ukrainian Air Force and was found to contain parts manufactured by several American firms, including one based in Brooklyn, New York.

A Mohajer-6 drone used by the Russian military was shot down by the Ukranian Air Force in September 2022 and found to have parts manufactured by several US-based companies, it said.

Two Iranian businessmen have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to procure US parts to build military attack drones, the Justice Department said Tuesday.Hossein Akbari, 63, and Reza Amidi, 62, are ...