UAVs: New Players Emerging
Countries such as China and Russia have started to develop UAV systems, though they are still a long way from catching the market leaders.
Pakistan’s Global Industrial Defence Solutions produces UAVs for the country’s armed forces. Shown here is the Shahpar, the largest of Pakistan’s UAVs. Photo: David Donald
Pakistan’s Global Industrial Defence Solutions produces UAVs for the country’s armed forces. Shown here is the Shahpar, the largest of Pakistan’s UAVs. Photo: David Donald

For years UAVs from the United States and Israel have dominated the larger end of the unmanned market, but now a number of new players have begun to emerge. While they have yet to threaten the dominance of the “big two,” newcomers from other countries are increasingly chipping away at the marketplace and threatening to take sales away from the established suppliers.

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