Every year, China Drone Exhibition in Asia brings together around 150,000 participants from 135 countries. The event is often described as one of the world’s key platforms for drone technologies, as it showcases solutions capable of launching thousands of unmanned aerial vehicles into the sky simultaneously, including synchronized flights of more than 10,000 drones.
Ukraine will be represented at the exhibition in the drone battery segment by the Lviv-based team PAWELL Battery. The engineers received a personal invitation as the only Ukrainian participants in this category. The reason is the practical effectiveness of their solutions, proven in conditions that cannot be fully reproduced in any laboratory in the world.
In Shenzhen, the team plans to study the latest developments in the Asian electric vehicle market, battery cells and power components. The engineers aim to quickly adapt these technological approaches for Ukrainian drones. PAWELL Battery founder Pavlo Yesyp explained how this trip may influence the Ukrainian UAV market.
Flight Experience of 197 km into the Enemy Rear Became PAWELL Battery’s Advantage
PAWELL Battery is an engineering team from Lviv specializing in the development of drone batteries. While many drones previously operated at distances of around 30 km, some UAVs equipped with PAWELL solutions can now reach up to 197 km into the enemy rear.
This significantly changes the economics of drone use: a UAV costing about $500 can strike equipment worth tens of millions of dollars.
To achieve these results, the company consistently built direct relationships with Asian manufacturers of battery cells and components. This process included test batches, multi-stage quality checks and strict partner selection. One of PAWELL Battery’s core requirements is cooperation only with Asian suppliers that do not work with the Russian Federation.
According to Pavlo Yesyp, Ukrainian companies now have unique combat-proven experience. No laboratory possesses such large datasets on how batteries behave under peak loads, in difficult environments and during extreme use.
He emphasizes that PAWELL Battery’s key growth driver has been its focus on R&D. The team does not simply integrate ready-made serial products but creates technical requirements directly for cell manufacturers. This makes it possible to transform experimental developments into stable power systems capable of delivering predictable results on the battlefield.
This experience was one of the reasons Asian partners invited PAWELL Battery to China Drone Exhibition, the world’s largest UAV exhibition, where key component manufacturers gather and the global drone technology market is shaped.
PAWELL Battery Will Be the Only Ukrainian Representative in the Battery Segment
China Drone Exhibition stands out because it presents not only finished UAVs. The event covers the full drone production cycle, from individual components to serial manufacturing. It is at such platforms that major contracts are signed and solutions later influencing the global market are presented.
The organizers also demonstrate the scale of modern technologies: synchronized flights of more than 10,000 drones and record launches involving over 15,000 UAVs at the same time.
At the exhibition, PAWELL Battery will present its most effective battery solutions, already used in real conditions. At the same time, the company will not disclose critical technical details.
Pavlo Yesyp explains that the team demonstrates the result and how the product works while keeping its key internal engineering solutions closed. According to him, the company’s main protection is its speed of development: while competitors try to copy what has already been shown, PAWELL Battery will be working on the next generation of technologies.
Why the Lviv Engineers Are Going to Shenzhen
The main purpose of the trip is to find practical solutions that can be quickly integrated into the company’s own production. Asia is now one of the centers of electric vehicle development and, together with it, new battery technologies.
The PAWELL Battery team closely follows developments in electric cars, racing drones and cargo UAVs. The engineers are especially interested in:
- charging speed;
- energy density;
- new battery chemistries;
- stable performance under high loads;
- the possibility of quickly adapting technologies for Ukrainian drones.
Pavlo Yesyp notes that the company takes the best approaches from different industries and turns them into practical solutions for Ukrainian UAVs.
How the Trip May Change the Ukrainian Drone Battery Market
PAWELL Battery specialists believe that one of the main technological gaps between Ukraine and leading Asian factories lies in production automation.
In Ukraine, battery cells are often selected manually. At Asian plants, however, automated lines sort cells by precise parameters. The quality of this selection directly affects the stability, service life and predictability of battery performance.
The team plans to study these processes from the inside and then gradually launch similar lines in Ukraine.
The practical goal is to reach a new production level within several months and double output without expanding the team: from approximately 6,000 to 12,000 batteries per month.
What May Improve After New Solutions Are Implemented
Expected changes for the Ukrainian drone market include:
- Flight range — UAVs may fly 15–20% farther without increasing weight.
- Resistance to harsh conditions — batteries should operate more steadily in cold weather and under high loads.
- Lower production cost — an expected 10–15% reduction due to direct contracts with manufacturers.
- Stable supplies — production can be planned months ahead without critical disruptions.
- Direct quality control — less dependence on intermediaries and better control over components.
According to Pavlo Yesyp, the team is not going to Asia for abstract ideas but for specific technological solutions. PAWELL Battery’s task is to integrate them into production quickly so that Ukrainian drones can fly farther, operate more reliably and be manufactured in larger volumes.