The 7th Shenzhen International UAV Exhibition opened, and China's consumer drones account for about 70% of the global market.

CTOnews.com8, March 12, the 7th Shenzhen International UAV Exhibition and the Fifth China International Unmanned system Expo, which was repeatedly postponed due to the epidemic, opened at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center the day before yesterday. Nearly 300 overseas enterprises took part in the exhibition with more than 2700 types of drones and unmanned equipment.

According to CCTV news, some industry insiders said that during the epidemic, industrial drones played an important role in medical rescue, security inspection and other aspects, and many manufacturers saw business opportunities and launched new products in line with market demand.

According to the data released by the conference, there are more than 12000 drone enterprises in China in 2021, with a total output value of 87 billion yuan. According to Yang Jincai, president of the UAV Industry Association in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, "China accounts for 55% of the global market for industrial drones and 74% for consumer drones."

In addition, according to the person in charge of the organizing committee, drones have bucked the trend since the epidemic by virtue of contactless distribution and intelligent applications, with a growth rate of 30%. The output value of the domestic UAV industry is expected to exceed 100 billion yuan in 2022.

CTOnews.com learned that according to the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the second international standard in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) led by China, General requirements for tethered UAV Systems, ISO 24356 UAV system General requirements, was officially released on August 1.