chinese sanctions hit us drone maker supplying ukraine > skydio, the uss largest drone maker and a supplier to ukraines military, faces a supply chain crisis after beijing imposed sanctions on the company, including banning chinese groups from providing it with critical components. > skydio is rushing to find alternative suppliers after beijings move, which also blocks battery supplies from its sole provider, said people familiar with the situation. > the drone-maker has sought help from the biden administration. chief executive adam bry last week met us deputy secretary of state kurt campbell and held discussions with senior officials at the white house. > american officials are concerned about china disrupting us supply chains and provision to ukraine of drones used in intelligence gathering. > this is a clarifying moment for the drone industry, bry wrote in a note to customers obtained by the financial times. if there was ever any doubt, this action makes clear that the chinese government will use supply chains as a weapon to advance their interests over ours. > this is an attempt to eliminate the leading american drone company and deepen the worlds dependence on chinese drone suppliers, he added. they shouldn't have pissed off china. it's yvir now
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