Component
Flight controller
A board and MCU that stabilize a drone and drive the motors. Radio can sit on a separate SoC swap.
Criticality
High
Unit cost
$35
Quality
70 / 100
US saturation
5.0
Made in US
150,000 units
Current demand
3,000,000 units
US exports
12,000 units
Opportunity score
70.7
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$200M
Expected extra output: 400,000 units per year