The most popular technology product in this issue is Chinese drones. Jinmen, which has a close relationship with Xiamen, was recently shot by an unknown civilian drone from the other side to shoot the surrounding military facilities uninvited. Not only that, but one of the drones was shot down.
The U.S., the world’s policeman, can’t see it, expressing that it does not accept the mainland’s unilateral change of the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. The implication is that the international geopolitical situation can be reversed with drones? If it is true, the U.S. drone is the “originator” (original), why is it frequently stole the limelight by China? 80% of the global civilian drone market is occupied by DJI. As for the military rainbow models, made in China is also very popular with foreign countries. Why can China come from behind?
Let’s start with the story of civilian drones. Chris Anderson, author of “The Long Tail”, “The Long Tail Theory”, published “Makers: The New Industrial Revolution” in 2012, which led to the “Maker” movement. In the same year, the Obama administration saw the movement. The potential behind it, so a plan was made to bring a “maker space” (ie, maker-focused community facility) to the campus in the next four years, and Anderson became famous. He explained in his book that he first came into contact with a remote-controlled aircraft in 2007, played with his 9-year-old daughter, shared it online, and studied with his friends, thus establishing a cottage industry, and finally having his own factory. In 2009, 3D Robotics was officially established. (3DR) Inc.
3DR was originally the biggest rival of DJI, founded by Wang Tao. DJI was established in Shenzhen in 2006. At that time, Wang Tao was still a graduate student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. It can be said that the two civilian drone companies in China and the United States started around the same time, and 3DR initially obtained 100 million US dollars in financing. It is a little better than DJI. The turning point is that in August 2015, DJI launched the entry-level “DJI Phantom 3 Standard” aerial photography drone, priced at only 4799 yuan. The Solo drone of the same-level rival 3DR has not been released. When the Solo was launched, it was priced at $1,000, and a $400 kit was required for aerial photography. DJI took advantage of the opportunity to announce a big discount on Christmas, and its products sold well in the European and American markets. 3DR was defeated and needed to lay off staff to restructure its business.
Anderson said in an interview with Forbes afterwards: “I have never seen such a price cut in any market. Except for DJI, everyone is a loser.” In fact, DJI won in Shenzhen, the world’s supply chain center. , the cost efficiency is superior. Of course, DJI’s technology research and development and management are also first-class.
As for Chinese military drones, the story is even more tortuous. It turns out that it requires more selfless technology transfer from the United States. Everyone will be surprised, how good is the United States to die? The story goes back to the Vietnam War era in the last century. The U.S. military developed a drone called “Firebee” and sent it into China for reconnaissance. As a result, more than 20 drones were never returned until the Chinese “Changhong-1” in 1978. “When the drone came out, the United States only knew the reason: China copied and imitated the American “Firebee” self-made drone that was shot down. The development of China’s drones has accelerated, and at the military parade in 2009, a drone formation appeared for the first time. In 2014, China showed off the “Changhong-4” drone, which integrates reconnaissance and attack, in the Shanghai naval exercise, which caught the world’s attention.
American technology tycoon Musk communicated with the U.S. military more than two years ago, saying that in the future, AI drones will dominate the battlefield, and the United States needs to surpass China in this field before it can dominate the military. Not only did the drones have to fight, but the latest news is that another mainland drone flew to Kinmen. This time, they also brought “squeezed eggs”, a bag of vegetables and a brine egg. The video of the process was shot and widely disseminated, giving full play to it. The ability of UAVs in mental warfare.
Are Chinese military drones better than the US? I don’t know, but I only know that defeating the American-made DJI is the crystallization of the Greater Bay Area. This is worthy of encouragement. Young people should not despise themselves, as long as they focus on innovation and have the courage to start a business, we can surpass the United States at any time, because we are all From the Greater Bay Area!