Orqa Scales Global Production Capacity to 1m Drones

Published on December 26, 2025

Osijek, Croatia / California, US — December 2025: Orqa, Europe’s leading developer of FPV (first-person view) and unmanned aerial systems (UAS), today announced the launch of its Global Manufacturing Partnership Program, a strategic initiative that will expand Orqa’s production capacity to more than one million drones per year through collaborations with the US Army and with trusted partners worldwide.  This game-changing move will create, for the first time, a resilient global supply chain for the industry, wholly independent of China.

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