Germany Purchases 900 Million Euros of Drones, Western Suppliers Make a Foolish Show, Forced to Look Toward China!
The newspaper Bild revealed that German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has been criticized for this procurement. The plan aims to purchase up to 12,000 drones for the Bundeswehr, with three suppliers - Stark, Helsing, and Rheinmetall - each receiving contracts worth around 300 million euros.
However, during testing, one drone deviated from its target by 150 meters, another directly flew into the woods and crashed, and another simply refused to participate out of fear, but none of them failed to get the contract. Next, they will inevitably have to seek help from Chinese drone companies.
In the evaluation at the Münster training ground, Stark's drone was deemed "completely unsuitable for combat use." Only Helsing's drone completed 17 successful flights, but it is said to be extremely expensive. The German Ministry of Defense officially explained this decision as wanting to "maintain competition and choose the most effective system."
Data from the drone market research firm Drone Industry Insights shows that 70% to 80% of commercial drones worldwide are manufactured in China, and China also dominates in the production of key components such as sensors and speed controllers.
A European drone manufacturer admitted: "Although we have tried hard to produce our own drones, it is clear that we cannot match the technical level of Chinese counterparts." He estimated that European manufacturers' technology lags behind Chinese ones by about 10 years.
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