Construction of domestic drone manufacturing plant at “final stage” - defence minister
Georgian defence minister Juansher Burchuladze on Friday viewed the construction process of a plant, which will produce Georgia-made drones. Photo: defence ministry press office
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Georgian defence minister Juansher Burchuladze on Friday said the construction of a plant designated to launch domestic production of drones was on its “final stage”.
The minister made the remark after visiting the facility being built for the joint Georgian-Polish company Delta WB, which will employ professionals from the two countries on the production of the unmanned aerial vehicles.
The South Caucasus region’s first UAV training centre will also be launched following an agreement between the company and the ministry, with the aim of contributing to the development of the branch.
Burchuladze added professional instructors of the centre would retrain drone operators of the country’s defence forces.
Georgian minister of defence Juansher Burchuladze on Monday said the production of unmanned reconnaissance and combat aircraft in Georgia would begin by the end of this year.
A Georgian-Polish enterprise Delta WB will begin producing Georgian-made unmanned aerial vehicles by the end of the year, Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze said on Thursday.
Georgian Defence Forces have received six armoured vehicles produced locally by the State Military Scientific-Technical Centre ‘Delta’, the Defence Ministry announced on Monday.
Georgia has presented its first reconnaissance vehicle produced by the state military scientific-technical center Delta.
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday was hosted for a demonstration of drones carried out by a recently launched Georgian-Polish defence enterprise.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Wednesday told Rustavi 2 channel his country’s cooperation with the United States had been “upgraded in all formats”.