New Huntsville factory will produce 60,000 drones a year in response to threat from China

A Huntsville drone manufacturer hopes help America play catch-up to China in the production market.

The company – Professional Drone Works – unveiled its new 90,000-square-foot facility on Diamond Drive on Wednesday. The company – known as PDW – began manufacturing drones at the facility on July 1. It is expected to produce 60,000 drones a year, according to PDW CEO and co-founder Ryan Gury.

“PDW is the most important drone company in the United States,” Gury said. “The reason why is that China has begun a campaign of economic sabotage to undermine the U.S. drone market. They had the foresight to realize the future warfare will involve these small drones. We need to ensure that on U.S. soil that we have the best drone technology. We have a domestic supply chain. So now we are ready. We n