Taiwan's drone maker Thunder Tiger rose even as the wider market sold off hard, good news for the island's defense suppliers.

• Taiwan's parliament passed a law to boost homegrown defense and unmanned vehicles, and the cabinet has now countersigned it.
• Thunder Tiger stock climbed as much as 6% while the broader Taiwan market fell sharply.
• Traders expect the government to start handing out drone contracts as early as the end of this year.
• The company's August sales jumped about 75% from a year earlier, with sales up 14% so far in 2026.
• Thunder Tiger is working with Taiwan's state defense research institute on small jet engines for its loitering drones, and plans to show them at a U.S. Army trade show in Washington in October.

Outlook: Drone makers in Taiwan look set for a wave of state orders, with the first tenders possibly landing before year-end.