The Chiayi County Government led a delegation to participate in the 2024 51st International Oceanic, Terrestrial and Aerial Unmanned Vehicles and Self-Driving System Industry Chain Exhibition (XPONENTIAL), and the Taiwan’s section in the exhibition was officially launched.
The 2024 51st International Oceanic, Terrestrial and Aerial Unmanned Vehicles and Self-Driving System Industry Chain Exhibition (XPONENTIAL) was held grandly at the San Diego Convention Center in the US from April 23 to 25.
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Chiayi County Commissioner Weng Chang-liang, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Affairs, personally led the manufacturers to settle in Asian UAV AI Innovtion Application R&D Center (hereinafter referred to as the Asia Innovation Center) participate in the exhibition in the US, hoping to increase international visibility and create opportunities for the national drone team (Drone Taiwan) to collaborate with the global supply chain.
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On April 23, distinguished guests graced the opening day of the exhibition. Among them were Mr Tom Mitchell, the North American General Manager of Seidoff Exhibition Company from Germany’s Messe Dusseldorf; Ms Heather Lee, the CEO of the renowned AUVSI International Unmanned Systems Organization; and Ms Suzanne Murtha, Vice President of AECOM.
Weng highlighted that this marks the Asia Innovation Center’s inaugural participation in an international exhibition.
SPACE CHIAYI, established as Taiwan’s premier hub for promoting the drone industry, was inaugurated by President Tsai Ing-wen on Aug. 13, 2022. Since its inception, the center has attracted numerous domestic and foreign manufacturers, solidifying its position as a centralized procurement hub for all drone-related needs.
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Taiwan boasts an advanced information and communications industry, capable of supplying essential components like flight control chips, microprocessing chips and image processing chips required for drones.
Notably, according to the “Business Intelligence Research Platform in the Drone Field,” Taiwan ranks third globally in the “Drone Readiness Index” (DRI), trailing only the UK and Australia. This underscores Taiwan’s multifaceted advantages, and it proudly declares to the world “Taiwan Can Help,” even without relying on the “red supply chain.”
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Chiang Zhen-wei, Director of the Economic Development Department of the Chiayi County Government, stated that the Taiwanese section of this exhibition has brought together 15 manufacturers, including GEOSAT, Thunder Tiger, Taiwan Drone 100, 7A Drones, HY Tech, Taiwan UAV, Coretronic and Farcorp.
These manufacturers are participating in the exhibition to showcase their most robust and cutting-edge achievements.
The display highlights including: GEOSAT‘s Long-duration VTOL fixed-wing UAVs, Thunder Tiger’s TM-450 TETTRON micro UAV, TM-450 Tettron Hornet, Autonomous Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) SEASHARK400, and Underwater Vehicle SEAWOLF400, Taiwan UAV’s TU-30VG VTOL fixed-wing UAVs, Farcorp's medium and large VTOL UAV, HY Tech’s Sky Mini and Sky Star3, 7A Drones high payload UAV A610, Coretronic’s surveillance-purposed series UAV Hummer2, Taiwan Drone 100’s TD100-DSG330 group-flight UAV for stage performance and TD-TI-320 indoor inspection UAV, showing Taiwan’s UAV research and development to the world.
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The Chiayi County Government said it has participated in the AUVSI and XPONENTIAL exhibition for over 40 years.
This exhibition is the largest and most authoritative event in the UAV industry, offering significant business opportunities.
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This time, manufacturers stationed at the Asia Innovation Center have come together to participate in the exhibition.
Our goal is to engage in communication and collaboration with international drone-related industries, establish a presence in the international supply chain and become the US’ premier partner in Asia.
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