Storyline: The Low-Altitude Industry Innovation and Development Conference, held in Shihezi City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday, attracted a notable presence of international buyers, signaling the accelerating global expansion of Chinese-made low-altitude equipment, particularly civilian drones. A leading Chinese manufacturer of large unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) stole the spotlight by securing 76 procurement and operational service agreements, making a historic breakthrough in the overseas market for Chinese civilian drones. The total value of these international orders exceeded 1 billion yuan (about 140 million U.S. dollars). Among the deals, a significant agreement was signed with Indonesia's PT Unmanned Air Transport for the purchase of 20 drone systems, including the UAV model, named HY100. "China is the leading factory with the leading technology for large cargo drone. And then I want to bring these to Indonesia and use this HY100 in Indonesia, because it can take a lot of cargo, large amount of cargo, two tons of cargo crossing the sea, go to the frontier to where the normal aircraft cannot fly," said Agung Sasongkojati, CEO of PT Unmanned Air Transport Indonesia. Developed by Ursa Aeronautical, HY100 is a fixed-wing large UAV with a maximum takeoff weight of 5.25 tonnes and a maximum payload capacity of 1.9 tonnes. "Our international orders mark the first true step for civilian drones to enter the international market. In the future, we will follow the national development strategy of the Belt and Road Initiative to expand our overseas markets," said Zhong Zhiyong, president of Ursa Aeronautical Technology Co., Ltd. Officials with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said that Xinjiang will fully leverage its advantage as a gateway for westward opening up, actively planning and promoting the development of the "Air Silk Road." The low-altitude equipment industry will serve as a key pillar for regional economic growth and international connectivity, according to the officials. "By deepening cooperation with Central Asian and West Asian countries in economy and trade, logistics, and other fields, we aim to accelerate the development of low-altitude services such as cross-border transportation and medical transfers, promote enterprises to expand into international markets like Indonesia and Kazakhstan, and expedite the global outreach of low-altitude equipment," said Zhong Zhihong, chief engineer with the MIIT. Shotlist: Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China - Aug 29, 2025: 1. Various unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) exhibited, visitors 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Agung Sasongkojati, CEO, PT Unmanned Air Transport Indonesia: "China is the leading factory with the leading technology for large cargo drone. And then I want to bring these to Indonesia and use this HY100 in Indonesia, because it can take a lot of cargo, large amount of cargo, two tons of cargo crossing the sea, go to the frontier to where the normal aircraft cannot fly." 3. Various of UAVs exhibited 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhong Zhiyong, president, Ursa Aeronautical Technology Co., Ltd. (ending with shot 5): "Our international orders mark the first true step for civilian drones to enter the international market. In the future, we will follow the national development strategy of the Belt and Road Initiative to expand our overseas markets." 5. Various of UAVs exhibited, visitors 6. Various of UAVs exhibited outdoors 7. Various of UAVs flying 8. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhong Zhihong, chief engineer, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (ending with shot 9): "By deepening cooperation with Central Asian and West Asian countries in economy and trade, logistics, and other fields, we aim to accelerate the development of low-altitude services such as cross-border transportation and medical transfers, promote enterprises to expand into international markets like Indonesia and Kazakhstan, and expedite the global outreach of low-altitude equipment." FILE: China - Exact Location, Date Unknown: 9. Various of UAVs flying. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]