Airbus to produce drones in Poland

The aircraft manufacturing giant is considering creating a center for design and manufacturing drones in Poland, the company informed at a conference held on Wednesday in Warsaw. The final decision is expected to be made later this year, Rzeczpospolita daily reported. “We value the potential of our future Polish scientific and industrial partners in this enterprise very highly,” Domingo Urena–Raso, Executive Vice President of Military Aircraft for Airbus Defence and Space said during the “Vision of the future of Europe’s military aviation industry.” Civil and military vehicles will have gross weights of up to 500 kg each. In addition, Airbus plans to produce light aircraft for agricultural and firefighting purposes. Airbus employs 850 people at the PZL Warszawa-Okęcie branch, which had a turnover of €61 million last year. (Rzeczpospolita)