Skydio, the largest drone manufacturer In the United States, has failed to obtain the batteries made by Japanese TDK’s unit in mainland China after it was sanctioned by the Chinese government three weeks ago.
The California-based company last week sought help from the Biden administration as its Chief Executive Adam Bry met with US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and senior officials at the White House, the Financial Times reported.
The Chinese government last month announced its sanctions against Skydio, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Edge Autonomy Operations LLC, as well as 10 senior executives of American defense contractors, and accused them of providing substantial military assistance to Taiwan. Observers couldn’t help noticing that the date of the announcement, October 10, marked the 113th anniversary of the Republic of China.