American drone manufacturers are facing a serious dependency on Chinese components in their products.
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In the case of the Americans I’m most familiar with, they already knew the US is reliant on foreign raw materials and manufacture. The idea is if they stop getting things from China, they’ll have lots of jobs and be self-reliant. I’ve not been able to impress upon them what a terrible idea this is.