Auterion and Taiwan’s NCSIST Announce Strategic Partnership to Power Next-Generation Defence Drones
- Auterion, the defence technology company behind a leading open-source autonomy ecosystem, has announced its strategic partnership with Taiwan’s main defense prime, the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST).
This first international agreement that NCSIST entered into with a defence technology company marks a significant milestone in advancing Taiwan’s autonomous drone capabilities across air, maritime, and land domains.
The partnership will see AuterionOS, the company’s operating system for unmanned systems, and Nemesis, Auterion’s AI-powered drone swarming platform, integrated into a new generation of UxV developed by NCSIST and Taiwan’s growing network of defense manufacturers.
Both organizations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), committing to a shared roadmap that includes scaling toward the deployment of hundreds of thousands of autonomous drones in the coming years. This collaboration is a strategic component of Taiwan’s national drone initiative and a major step forward in enhancing its deterrence and resilience through distributed and intelligent unmanned systems.
This signing ceremony is happening during the large drone boat exercise that NCSIST hosts on June 17th, 2025, and in which NCSIST drones and industry partner products as well as Auterion will participate.
“NCSIST is partnering with Auterion because of its deep operational experience and proven capability powering unmanned systems across air, land, and sea,” said Admiral Shi-Chiang Lee, President of NCSIST. “Auterion’s battle-tested technology provides the autonomy, security, and flexibility Taiwan needs to rapidly scale a sovereign drone ecosystem.”
Auterion’s CEO, Lorenz Meier, emphasized the significance of the alliance:
“NCSIST is the cornerstone of Taiwan’s defense industrial base, and we are proud to be contributing advanced autonomy solutions to help defend democracy. This partnership shows the power of open architectures and international collaboration in enabling a resilient, multi- domain defense strategy.”
Auterion’s technology is trusted by militaries worldwide and supports a broad range of mission-critical capabilities including autonomous navigation, real-time mission coordination, and distributed AI for drone swarming. By integrating with NCSIST’s platforms, AuterionOS and Nemesis will provide Taiwan with the ability to deploy autonomous systems at scale – fast, flexibly, and with proven software at their core.
This partnership highlights a growing trend in global defence collaboration, where agile technology firms and national institutions work together to accelerate the deployment of cutting-edge defence solutions.
Source: Auterion
