Photo courtesy CybAero

CybAero Receives First Order From China



By Priya Potapragada



Swedish company CybAero received its first order from China Customs in January for its unmanned helicopter system, the APID 60.



Hong Kong company Jolly Ltd. and Chinese shipbuilder China State Shipbuilding Corp. ordered unmanned helicopters which will be used for tasks like customs control, port management and to counter smuggling.

 

The helicopter has a range of 200 kilometers and a flight time of six hours.



“This is a milestone for us. It is our first order from China, an extremely fast growing market with large sea areas to be monitored,” says Mikael Hult, CEO of CybAero.



China Customs will use CybAero’s unmanned helicopter off of ships.