Switzerland, Ukraine, United States
Auterion, the chip supplier free of Chinese tech for Kyiv's drones

Published on 01.11.2024 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 min

In their quest to end dependence on Chinese-made chips, Ukrainian drone pilots are turning to the up-and-coming Swiss-American firm for competitive, efficient electronic systems and software.

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Switzerland, Ukraine, United States
Auterion, the chip supplier free of Chinese tech for Kyiv's drones

United States, Venezuela
Washington secretly mapping Maduro's defences from Caribbean

Spotlight | Taiwan, United States
Auterion and Anduril take key role in US-Taiwan drone strategy

China, Ukraine
Chinese companies in sights of Ukrainian counterintelligence

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Israel
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