No Western ESC under $8 handles 60A burst on 6S, so every FPV build depends on Chinese silicon

Electronic speed controllers rated for 60A burst current on 6S LiPo batteries are manufactured exclusively by Chinese companies (BLHeli_32, AM32 firmware on Chinese MCUs). Western alternatives from T-Motor or Holybro cost $25-40 per ESC vs $5-8 for Chinese equivalents, making a quad's ESC stack alone cost more than an entire Chinese-built drone. For military expendable FPV drones consumed at 2,000+ per month in Ukraine, this price differential makes non-Chinese sourcing economically impossible. This persists because ESC manufacturing requires tight integration of power MOSFET packaging, gate driver ICs, and firmware tuned to specific motor KV ratings -- a vertical stack that Chinese firms spent a decade optimizing for the consumer drone market while no Western competitor invested in the same volume.