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Which countries will lead the drone industry by 2030?
Not by drone count. 7 countries lead 7 different jobs: building, banning, fighting, selling, inventing, protecting. China builds them: 70% of the world's civilian drones. The US bans them: every new DJI model blacklisted in December 2025. Ukraine fights with them: 4 million built in 2025, 7 million planned for 2026. Russia matches it: 1.2 to 1.8 million a year. Turkey sells them: Baykar, the world's largest drone exporter, $2.2 billion in 2025. Israel invented them: IAI and Elbit, drones sold to 49 countries. India protects its own: imports banned since 2022. Most of my $150 billion drone market in 2030 still starts in Shenzhen.
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