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Ziyan UAV

Ziyan UAV is a privately held Zhuhai manufacturer of small electric unmanned helicopters, best known for the armed Blowfish series it markets with swarm and autonomous-strike claims to Middle Eastern and African buyers.

FILE · ziyan-uavOpen-source file · BattlePolicy ProStatus Private (early/Series A stage reported); no known Western sanctions or Entity-List designation as of mid-2026, though publicly flagged by the US defense secretary in 2019 over lethal-autonomy drone exports.Unverified
Ziyan UAV
Drones/UASCombat-fieldedCNPrivate (early/Series A stage reported); no known Western sanctions or Entity-List designation as of mid-2026, though publicly flagged by the US defense secretary in 2019 over lethal-autonomy drone exports.
Ziyan UAV is a privately held Zhuhai manufacturer of small electric unmanned helicopters, best known for the armed Blowfish series it markets with swarm and autonomous-strike claims to Middle Eastern and African buyers.
Founded
2015
HQ
Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
Headcount
~51-100reported, unverified
Total raised
UndisclosedSeries A stage reported
Valuation
Undisclosed
Stage
Private / early-stage venture-backed
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  • ▸Financial footing — rounds, valuation, backers and who is exposed
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  • ▸Leadership — who runs it, and the contact surface
  • ▸Competitive position — who it beats, who beats it, and on what
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  • ▸Analyst verdict — where the evidence is thin and what would change our call
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