AeroVironment has entered into a partnership with Taiwanese technology company Ubiqconn to jointly develop a standardized drone control system for Taiwan’s rapidly expanding indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle programme. The collaboration aims to create a common command-and-control architecture capable of operating drones from multiple manufacturers through a single interface, improving interoperability across Taiwan’s growing UAV fleet.
The project will combine AeroVironment’s mission management and command-and-control software with Ubiqconn’s ruggedized controller hardware to deliver a unified control platform. Under the agreement, AeroVironment will provide its Kinesis software suite and associated operational capabilities, while Ubiqconn will supply the hardware infrastructure, conduct testing and evaluation activities, and work closely with domestic drone manufacturers to ensure compatibility with locally developed systems.
In addition to system integration, the partnership will include technical demonstrations for defence stakeholders and a series of evaluations intended to support future requirements within Taiwan’s evolving drone ecosystem. According to AeroVironment’s Vice President of International Business Development, Justin McFarlin, Taiwan’s plans to acquire tens of thousands of indigenous drones make a common controller ecosystem essential for reducing training demands, simplifying maintenance and sustainment, and ensuring interoperability across military services.
The agreement further strengthens AeroVironment’s presence in Taiwan and builds upon previous cooperation initiatives. In 2025, Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology signed a partnership agreement with the company to support the development of indigenous unmanned and precision-strike capabilities. Initial efforts have focused on the JUMP 20 and JUMP 20-X unmanned systems, which are primarily employed for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. As part of that collaboration, AeroVironment has provided technical expertise, training, and maintenance support to advance Taiwan’s growing unmanned systems capabilities.
