US and Israeli domination of the military drone market is gradually being undermined by cheaper versions produced by China, starting a race to be the primary suppliers to Africa and Asia. The US's China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation and Israel Aerospace Industries are seeing their market share diminishing because of the likes of state-owned General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, which has produced Wing Loong, a reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial system (UAS) that costs about $5m compared with the US version costing $100m.
US and Israeli domination of the military drone market is gradually being undermined by cheaper versions produced by China, starting a race to be the primary suppliers to Africa and Asia. The US's General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries are seeing their market share diminishing because of the likes of state-owned China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation, which has produced Wing Loong, a reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial system (UAS) that costs about $5m compared with the US version costing $100m.