Currently, Dragon Dust is a very weak tech. Consider one of these options to improve it, as well as potentially bundling it with the Combat Engineer tech:
Apply it to Maelstroms in an appropriately large amount (+40?)
Apply it to all units (+5), unless this will cause issues with shadelings' high AS procing it to often
Or make it apply only to regular engineers and use it to make getting combat engineer tech after you commission regular neers less annoying (this will require balancing the two DPSs to make sure combat neers are still a bit better)
Currently, Dragon Dust is a very weak tech. Consider one of these options to improve it, as well as potentially bundling it with the Combat Engineer tech: