Saudi Arabia and China has agreed to manufacture CH family of UAVs in Saudi Arabia. The partnership agreement between Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) was announced on 16 March. Saudi Arabia already operates CASC's CH-4 medium-altitude long-endurance UAVs.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)