China s Chengdu Aircraft to build UAV industry park
07 May 2021
by Jon Grevatt
China’s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG) – a subsidiary of the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) – has signed a deal with the provincial government of Sichuan to develop an industrial park in the region, dedicated to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
A statement by the Sichuan government said the new facility will be located in Zigong, in the centre of the province, and will focus on both military and commercial UAVs. “We will develop a world-class manufacturing industry cluster,” said the statement.
China’s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, manufacturer of the Wing Loong family of UAVs, will develop a UAV production facility in Sichuan, capable of building 100 large UAVs a year. (Janes/Kelvin Wong)
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China’s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG) has signed a project agreement with Zigong Municipal People’s Government to build a dedicated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industrial park in the city that will eventually see an annual output of 100 medium to large drones. Known as the CAIG-Zigong UAV.
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