Shaanxi site chosen as national center for UAV industry

A new industrial base for China's burgeoning unmanned-aerial-vehicle sector is being created in Shaanxi province.

The Aviation Science Park for Civil UAV Development is being jointly led by Northwest Polytechnical University, one of China's leading aviation, aerospace, marine engineering institutions, and the Xixian New Area, an urban and industrial development zone between provincial capital Xi'an and the neighboring city of Xianyang.

Wang Jinsong, president of the university, said the new industrial base will be built on 40 hectares in the area's Fengxi New Town, a State-level site supported by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Shaanxi provincial government.