What is the situation that China enterprises will mass-produce amphibious drones?

US media said that a China company is expanding the area where drones can display their skills to the sea. Shanghai Youweisi Intelligent System Co., Ltd. will soon become the first enterprise in the world to list commercial drones that can take off and land on water. According to the company, this unmanned seaplane with a length of about 20 feet (about 6. 1 m) is code-named U650, which can be used in enterprises and the army.

According to US media reports on September 27th, the company's spokeswoman told the media that U650 UAV will be rolled off the assembly line in Shanghai before the end of this year. Analysts say that this will put Youwei ahead of other companies that have developed amphibious drones but have not yet entered mass production from the prototype stage.

According to the company, U650 can stay in the air for 15 hours at the longest, and the longest flight distance can reach 2,000 kilometers. But heavy load will reduce these two data.

According to the report, U650 UAV can carry up to 550 pounds (249.5 kilograms) of cargo, but it has restrictions on where it can reach. Cong Wang, an analyst with IHS Marquette Consulting, said that due to its huge size, this new drone will not be able to enter the airspace that ordinary manned aircraft can enter, which will "greatly limit its potential use".