What TECHX does

TECHX (Hefei Dezhihangchuang Technology Co., Ltd.) is a privately held Chinese UAV systems integrator founded in 2016 and headquartered in Hefei, Anhui Province. The company designs, manufactures, and deploys small-to-medium vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, alongside multirotor, agricultural, and consumable FPV platforms, plus autonomous drone hangars (the Lanniao UAF series). Its five product lines — Bainiao (Cygnus) HQ composite-wing VTOL fixed-wing series, Qingniao HM heavy-payload multirotors, H80 agricultural drones, the FPV consumable series, and UAV training-room products — span take-off weights from sub-kilogram FPV racers up to 140kg-class fixed-wing platforms such as the HQ-30 (30kg payload, 5h endurance, 7-level wind resistance) and HQ-50 oil-electric hybrid (50kg payload).

TECHX sells predominantly through direct enterprise and government sales on a quote-based model with multi-year contracts, addressing defense and dual-use military scenarios, power-grid inspection, surveying and mapping, emergency response, smart-city/low-altitude economy use cases, and logistics. It maintains a vertically integrated footprint — Beijing R&D center anchored on Beihang University's UAV Research Institute, the Tangshan (Hebei) test and power-system verification base (largest private UAV flight-testing facility in North China), the Weifang (Shandong) training center, and the Xi'an Yanliang production base — enabling in-house control from R&D through flight-testing, training, and manufacturing. The company is a co-drafter of MIIT-led mandatory national standards for UAVs and a shortlisted UNDP global UAV supplier, and has relationships with over 100 domestic enterprises including China State Grid, China Telecom, China Railway Group, China Post Group Anhui, AVIC International, and Norinco, alongside international expansion into Cambodia (donation to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport) and the UAE via the Hefei–Middle East Business Port.

Name

TECHX

Legal name

合肥德智航创科技有限公司

Website

https://dzhcuav.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TECHX is a Chinese UAV systems integrator (founded 2016, Hefei) that designs and manufactures VTOL fixed-wing drones, multirotors, agricultural UAVs, autonomous hangars, and FPV platforms for defense, power-grid inspection, surveying, emergency response, and logistics, selling via direct enterprise/government sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial and Industrial UAV Manufacturing (VTOL fixed-wing and multi-rotor drones)

NAICS

Aircraft Manufacturing (336411), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Aircraft & Parts (3720), Aircraft (3721), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

VTOL & Hybrid UAV Platforms (IMABAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aircraft (UAV) (IMABAIAB), Military Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) & Autonomous Aerial Platforms (IMABAMAC), Autonomy Software, AI & Mission Management (UAS/UXV) (IMABAIAH), UAS Launch/Recovery & Support Equipment (Catapults, Nets, Docking) (IMABAIAN)

Keywords

• VTOL fixed-wing UAVs
• Multi-rotor drones
• Autonomous drone hangars
• Industrial UAV solutions
• UAV training systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Hefei

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. 无人机整机销售: 销售各类无人机整机产品,包括复合翼(白鸟HQ系列)、多旋翼(青鸟HM系列、H80农业无人机)、消耗式无人机(FPV系列)等
2. 无人机解决方案及服务: 面向专业客户需求提供定制化解决方案,重点应用于战术及耗材型军用无人机场景;智慧城市、交通、能源、应急等无人化低空飞行场景;军民两用各类电子设施设备的无人检校检验场景
3. 无人机智能机库及配套设施: 销售自动化无人值守机库产品(蓝鸟UAF系列)及配套充电/换电设施
4. 无人机培训及教培产品: 提供无人机实训室产品(室内教学固定翼实训平台、多旋翼无人机原理示教平台、无人机智能故障检修实训箱)及培训服务,在山东潍坊设有培训中心

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TECHX designs, develops and manufactures small-to-medium unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems, with a core focus on vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing composite-wing platforms and complementary multi-rotor platforms. Its product matrix includes the White Bird (白鸟/CYGNUS) composite-wing VTOL series, Qingniao (青鸟/HM) multi-rotor series, H80 agricultural drone, Lanniao (蓝鸟/UAF) autonomous drone-hangar line, and FPV consumable drones, plus UAV training-lab equipment. The company sells complete airframes, customized mission solutions (defense, power inspection, surveying/mapping, emergency response, logistics, agriculture), and supporting services such as a Weifang training center.

Product overview

合肥德智航创科技有限公司专注于中小型无人机系统及解决方案，形成了以复合翼垂直起降固定翼无人机（白鸟HQ系列）为核心，多旋翼无人机（青鸟HM系列、H80农业无人机）为补充，搭配蓝鸟UAF系列无人值守机库实现自动化作业，以及FPV穿越机（消耗式无人机）和无人机实训室产品线的产品矩阵。公司主要研发中大型垂直起降无人机整机及面向专业客户需求的各类型解决方案，重点应用于军用无人机场景、智慧城市/交通/能源/应急等低空飞行场景，及军民两用电子设施设备无人检校检验场景。

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 白鸟 (Bainiao/Cygnus): Composite wing fixed-wing VTOL UAV product line including HQ-05, HQ-10, HQ-20, HQ-30, HQ-50 models. Features vertical takeoff and landing with long endurance and large payload capabilities.
• 青鸟 (Qingniao)
• 蓝鸟 (Lanniao)
• FPV Series
• H80

Products and services

• White Bird CYGNUS / HQ Series Composite-Wing VTOL UAV (白鸟CYGNUS / HQ系列复合翼无人机) Series-produced vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing UAVs including HQ-05, HQ-10 (gasoline-electric hybrid), HQ-20 (tandem fixed-wing), HQ-30 (twin-boom H-tail, 30 kg payload, 5h endurance, 160 km/h top speed, wind resistance up to level 7), and HQ-50 (gasoline-electric hybrid, 50 kg payload). Designed for surveying/mapping, energy inspection, emergency rescue, and logistics; targets defense, power grid, rail, and emergency response buyers.
• H80 Agricultural Multi-Rotor UAV (H80 农业无人机) All-in-one professional agricultural multi-rotor UAV integrating spraying, spreading, hoisting and intelligent perception. Features 63-inch high-temp-resistant paddles, IP67 protection, dual-centrifugal nozzles for 10 m ultra-wide spray swath, and a LiDAR + millimeter-wave phased-array radar system for 360-degree obstacle avoidance and terrain following at 850,000 points/sec. Spray tank 60L, seeding box 80L, maximum discharge up to 400 L/min.
• Qingniao HM Series Multi-Rotor UAV (青鸟HM系列多旋翼无人机) Large-payload, long-endurance multi-rotor UAV series including HM-410 (max 15 kg payload, ≥30 min endurance), HM-630 (max 25 kg payload, ≥50 min endurance at 10 kg load), and HM-120 (agricultural plant protection variant). Supports plug-and-play mission payloads — camera, megaphone, lighting, dropper, rescue rope — and is aimed at emergency rescue, material transport, reconnaissance/patrol, communication relay, and agricultural scenarios.
• Lanniao UAF Series Autonomous Drone Hangar (蓝鸟UAF系列无人值守机库) Automated drone hangar / charging and battery-swap dock system including UAF-X180 (lightweight, compatible with DJI M30 and M300), UAF-M300 (integrated charging and battery swap, IP54 rain/dust rating, supports DJI M300 RTK), and UAF-M3E/T (ultra-lightweight, compatible with DJI Mavic 3 series). Supports automatic drone retrieval, automatic charging / battery swap, automatic data download, and 4G/5G cloud control for unattended 24/7 operations.
• FPV Series Consumable Racing/Penetration Drones (FPV系列消耗式穿越机) Self-developed standard-X configuration FPV drones including FPV-05 (500 g payload), FPV-07 (2 kg payload), FPV-10 (2.7 kg payload) and FPV-15 (5 kg payload), ranging from 5-inch to 15-inch sizes with flight speeds of 130-140 km/h. Targeted at racing and tactical/military applications as consumable drones.
• UAV Training-Lab Equipment (无人机实训室产品) UAV teaching and training equipment bundle including an indoor-teaching fixed-wing training platform, a multi-rotor UAV principle demonstration platform, and an intelligent fault-diagnosis training box. Targets vocational colleges, skills competitions, and certification training to address shortages of trained drone operators and maintenance technicians.
• Customized UAV Solutions for Professional Clients (无人机解决方案及服务) Customized UAV solutions tailored to specific professional customer requirements, with priority applications in tactical and consumable military UAV scenarios, smart city / transportation / energy / emergency unmanned low-altitude flight scenarios, and unmanned inspection/testing of dual-use electronic facilities and equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 电力巡检效率大幅提升,相比人工巡检显著降低成本和风险
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability3 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered major, core, strategic and minor.

• 联合国开发计划署 (UNDP)majorOthers · 20 October 2025德智航创成功入围联合国开发计划署全球无人机供应商,标志着公司产品达到国际标准,具备参与全球发展援助项目的能力
• 北京航空航天大学无人系统研究院coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2025以北京航空航天大学无人系统研究院为基础构建研发能力,董事长梁旭是北航无人机所两位博士后之一,公司拥有包含院士在内的诸多国家团队总师级别的专家支撑
• 阿联酋中华工商总会majorGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 July 2024阿联酋中华工商总会赴德智航创考察调研,就加强合作达成一致。公司入驻'合肥—中东商务港',该平台旨在服务企业出海中东并孵化落地,是中阿经贸合作的重要桥梁
• 中国邮政集团有限公司安徽省分公司majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2024中国邮政安徽省分公司党委书记、总经理刘支宇率队考察德智航创,调研无人机在低空+物流方面的应用,探索特殊困难投递场景的无人机解决方案,公司也在研发针对支线物流的中型无人机
• 柬埔寨公共工程与运输部strategicOthers · 5 April 2024公司委托北京平澜公益基金会向柬埔寨公共工程与运输部捐赠专业级无人机用于道路巡查与救灾等示范应用,并提供技术培训,双方在金边举行捐赠仪式,标志着公司国际化发展的重要里程碑
• 北京平澜公益基金会minorOthers · 5 April 2024公司委托该基金会向柬埔寨公共工程与运输部捐赠无人机,承担国际援助的桥梁角色
• 安徽省通航控股集团无人机科技有限公司majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 March 2024安徽省通航集团无人机科技公司总经理吴保宁带队到公司调研,双方就未来在省内低空经济场景应用、无人机研发项目等方面合作进行洽谈,并达成合作意向
• 中国工程院院士向锦武strategicOthers中国工程院院士向锦武(中国管理科学学会会长、北京航空航天大学航空科学与工程学院院长)莅临德智航创指导工作,对公司技术创新、产品应用给予积极认可,希望公司参与国防领域建设并与安徽省低空经济重点发展方向相结合
• 中国科学院majorStrategic or Co-development Partner已与国内外100多家知名企业和机构建立合作,包括中国科学院等科研机构
• 中国电网 / 中国电信 / 中国铁路集团 / 中航国际 / 北方工业majorStrategic or Co-development Partner已与国内外100多家知名企业和机构建立合作,包括中国电网、中国电信、中国科学院、中航国际、北方工业、中国铁路集团等
• 国务院参事室 / 国家发展改革委strategicOthers国务院参事室副主任徐畅率队赴德智航创考察,胡祖才参事、张平院士等领导一同调研;国家发展改革委指导下,合肥市在全国率先挂牌成立国际先进技术应用推进中心,德智航创参与其中
• 通号集团 / 中科星图等央企上市企业majorStrategic or Co-development Partner低空经济元年,开始与通号集团、中科星图等央企和上市企业围绕智慧交通、智慧城市展开低空新基建市场开拓工作

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• senseFly (Parrot): Swiss-owned fixed-wing mapping drone maker under Parrot Group. Comparable to TECHX's surveying applications but focused on Western markets without the defense and SOE positioning.

Emerging players

• Autel Robotics: Chinese-origin drone maker with multi-rotor and limited fixed-wing capability. Indirectly competes with TECHX in enterprise/public safety segments and is a candidate ecosystem partner or competitor for autonomous operations.

Direct peers

• MMC (微至航空 / MicroMultiCopter): Chinese UAV manufacturer producing both multi-rotor and VTOL platforms for surveying, inspection, and defense applications. Comparable product breadth and overlapping target verticals to TECHX.
• JOUAV: Chengdu-based Chinese VTOL fixed-wing UAV manufacturer offering the CW/HW series for surveying, mapping, and inspection. Closest direct competitor to TECHX's White Bird HQ series, with overlapping customer base in Chinese surveying and power inspection verticals.
• Wingtra: Swiss VTOL fixed-wing drone maker focused on surveying, mapping, and mining. Closest non-Chinese functional equivalent to TECHX's Bainiao HQ series in industrial VTOL applications, though serving different geographies.
• Quantum Systems: German/Ukrainian VTOL fixed-wing UAV manufacturer with strong defense and dual-use positioning. Comparable to TECHX on VTOL fixed-wing architecture and dual-use (commercial + defense) go-to-market, though at higher price points.
• Wingtech (翼鹰航空): Chinese VTOL fixed-wing UAV manufacturer focused on industrial-grade platforms for surveying, security, and inspection. Competes head-to-head with TECHX in the same Chinese power grid, surveying, and emergency response RFPs.

Broad incumbents

• Skydio: US-based autonomous drone maker with growing defense and public safety focus. Comparable on autonomy software and US/allied defense dual-use but operates in a different regulatory and customer environment.
• EHang: Listed Chinese UAV/eVTOL company with broader autonomous aerial vehicle portfolio including passenger drones. Overlaps with TECHX in Chinese government-facing UAV sales but focuses on passenger and large logistics platforms rather than tactical VTOL.
• AVIC / CASC subsidiaries (中航工业 UAV programs): Major Chinese state-owned defense primes (AVIC, Norinco, CASC) with substantial UAV and UAS divisions. TECHX positions as a supplier to these primes rather than a competitor, but they represent the largest potential in-house competition for VTOL fixed-wing contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors5 records

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M&A

Investments

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