Army drones were surprised to see Chinese-made chips! "King of Remote Control Helicopters" Prosecuted for Violating National Security Law

Alto Technology has been undertaking drone procurement bids for the military, police, consumer goods and other government agencies for many years. The Changhua County Police Department established a drone team in June this year to purchase Alto drones.

The Chinese military is pushing for a "non-red supply chain" for drones, but Du Dasen, the founder of Taichung's well-known Asia Extension Technology, has revealed that he is suspected of using parts made in China, assembling drones and then bidding for military procurement. When the military accepted and dismantled the drones, they were surprised to find that the core chip actually came from the other side. The Taichung District Prosecutor's Office today prosecuted Du Nan and his wife surnamed Huang under the National Security Law and transferred the two people in custody to the Taichung District Court for interrogation. Both specifically requested to be sentenced to more than 5 years in prison.

ALIGN was founded in 1984. Its T-REX series of remote-controlled helicopters have set a global market share of up to 70%. It has also been responsible for the procurement of drones for the military, police, police and government for many years. Du Dasen was also named the "King of Remote-controlled Helicopters".

After investigation, the Army Logistics Command recently purchased a training bomb-delivery drone manufactured by Alex. Since the procurement contract for the National Army stipulates that products from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao are not allowed to be used, the military specially disassembled the aircraft body for inspection during acceptance. It was shockingly discovered that the core chip was actually printed with the English name of the Chinese manufacturer, and some of the origin markings were even suspected to have been deliberately scratched off, so they took the initiative to report it.

After receiving the report, the inspection launched an investigation and conducted a second disassembly inspection. It was found that the problem was not a single batch. At least four drones in military procurement cases were found to use Chinese-made chips or circuit boards. The prosecutor believed that the relevant components involved the core functions of the drones. If they knew that the origin was from China and still violated the procurement contract and delivered it to the military, it might endanger the national army's non-red supply chain policy and military security.

In mid-October, the Taichung District Prosecutor's Office directed the police to search Yatuo Technology and other premises, and summoned Du Dasen, his wife, and six related employees to the case. After a review by the prosecutor, it was determined that Du and Huang were involved in a serious case, and their application to the court for a detention ban was approved.

The prosecutor concluded the investigation today and found that Du and Huang were suspected of violating the national security law, forging documents, obtaining money by fraud and other crimes. The two defendants were transferred to the Taichung District Court for trial, and they specifically requested that each be sentenced to more than 5 years in prison.