DepChain maps every component in your drone — mine to mission — exposing adversarial-nation chokepoints, compliance gaps, and single points of failure before they shut down your production line.
GAO-25-107283 found DoD supply chain mapping provides “little insight” into the vast majority of suppliers. Real crises have already proven the cost.
China sanctioned America’s largest drone maker. Battery supplier Dongguan Poweramp cut supply overnight. Skydio rationed batteries for months — $1.2B in bookings at risk.
25 vendors selected to build 200,000+ drones. Radio module supplier Doodle Labs serves 7+ competing teams. One failure cascades across the entire program.
China controls 85% of rare earth production and 90% of processing. Every drone motor uses neodymium magnets. April 2025 export controls directly threatened Western defense.
DepChain connects public intelligence, supplier data, and AI analysis into a single operational picture.
Geospatial map with animated supply lanes, risk-coded nodes, and real-time alerts across conflict zones.
Multi-tier relationship mapping. Expand sub-tier suppliers to reveal hidden dependencies GAO says DoD cannot see.
Composite scores across geopolitical exposure, single-source dependency, financial health, and compliance status.
Trace every component from raw material through every supplier tier to deployed drone. Full custody chain.
Natural language queries. “Show me all single-source components from China” → instant structured analysis.
Select a scenario — sanctions, export controls, conflict — watch cascade impact animate through the network.
ITAR, DFARS, NDAA §848, ASDA/FASC, Blue UAS tracking per supplier with automated gap identification.
Three acts. One operational picture.
China announces export controls on rare earths. DepChain flags three components in your program. Risk score jumps from Green to Amber.
Click the flagged motor. Full journey revealed: rare earth mined in Inner Mongolia → refined in Baotou → magnets in Japan → motor in Nanchang → integrated in San Diego. Chinese refining is the single point of failure.
Two qualified suppliers — MP Materials (USA) and Lynas (Australia). What-if simulation: 3 weeks added lead time, eliminates adversarial dependency. One click generates the recommendation.
Every screen is designed for program managers, supplier engineers, and compliance officers — not data scientists.
We’re onboarding design partners — drone OEMs and component suppliers with NDAA compliance obligations.
For drone manufacturers, component suppliers, and defense program managers.