红火树 RedFireTree
Hindustan Times
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Comments by "红火树 RedFireTree" (@firetree2007) on "India won't buy predator drones from United States; $3BN deal put on hold amid 'make-in-India' push" video.
"China is now the world’s leading exporter of armed drones with a wide range of systems in series production. From 2011-2019, Chinese state-owned aerospace and defence firms exported armed drones to at least 11 different countries. Between 2009 and 2013, China exported an estimated 10 armed drone systems to two countries. But the period from 2014-2018 saw Chinese firms, backed by strong state support for arms exports, dramatically increase their armed drone sales, supplying more than 150 armed drones to 13 nations around the world. As part of its Made In China campaign, by 2025 China plans to produce 100 high-end drones annually.
Armed drone exports to the Middle East have been particularly successful with sales to Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Saudi Arabia is said to have acquired its first Cai Hong “Rainbow” 4 (CH-4) drones from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) in 2014 and also inked an agreement for their local manufacture in 2017.
KSA also went on to acquire larger Wing Loong II armed drones from China's State-owned arms company Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). Other nations that have procured armed drones from China include Algeria, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Myanmar, Turkmenistan and Nigeria, to name a few. "
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