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Pentagon leaders are calling for thousands of drones to prepare for war in the Pacific. But as Trump's tariffs escalate tensions with China, they face an uncomfortable reality: Silicon Valley's drone companies are addicted to Chinese components.
美国军方加紧部署大量军用无人机，为可能爆发的冲突做准备。然而问题随之而来：他们发现手中的无人机在许多关键零部件上依赖“中国制造”。这不仅是供应链的难题，更演变成关乎国家安全的战略掣肘。
China currently controls close to 90 percent of the global commercial drone market, and manufactures most of the key hardware used to build them – airframes, batteries, radios, cameras and screens.
全球商用无人机市场，中国占了将近90%的份额。从机身、电池、无线电，到摄像头、显示屏，几乎所有关键部件都被中国企业掌握。
"You are going to have to pull the bandaid off at some point," said Josh Steinman, who previously oversaw supply chain security at the National Security Council. "And either you are going to choose or China will."
美国国家安全专家乔希·斯坦曼（Josh Steinman）表示，摆脱中国零件是一个不可避免的痛苦的过程：“你迟早得撕下创可贴，要么你主动撕，要么中国来撕。”
The primary on-ramp to drone contracts is the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), which maintains a so-called Blue List of drones that are approved for military use.
无人机合同的主要来源是五角大楼的国防创新部门（DIU），该部门维护着一份被批准用于军事用途的所谓的无人机蓝名单。
Some drone manufacturers say it has become another bottleneck that stifles the industry. This year, just 23 companies were approved out of more than 300 submissions.
一些无人机制造商表示，这项审核机制已经成为行业发展的一个瓶颈。今年，超过300家企业提交了申请，但只有23家获得批准。
"It's easier to get sanctioned by China than it is to get on the Blue List," said Andrew Cote, BRINC's head of strategy and growth.
BRINC公司战略与发展负责人安德鲁·科特（Andrew Cote）表示：“被中国制裁可比进入蓝名单容易。”
Military leaders, national security experts and the drone industry all seem to agree on one thing: building a China-free supply of drones relies on expelling DJI from the US.
美国的军事领导人、国家安全专家以及无人机行业普遍将大疆视为一项严重威胁，甚至有人提出：若要打造一个不依赖中国的无人机产业，就必须将大疆（DJI）彻底排除出美国市场。
"Until DJI is entirely banned, there's not enough market to stand up a US industrial base," said Nathan Ecelbarger, chairman of the US National Drone Association, which aims to speed up military adoption of drones.
按照美国无人机协会主席内森·埃克尔巴格（Nathan Ecelbarger）的说法：“只要大疆还在，就没有足够的市场来支撑美国本土产业链的发展。”
编辑：左卓
见习编辑：裴禧盈
来源：福布斯
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