Dagong Technology DG-X50 Tethered UAV Global Premiere at 2026 Shenzhen UAS EXPO: Breaking 600m Altitude Ceiling and GNSS Denial Bottleneck

Shenzhen, China — From May 21 to 23, the 2026 11th Shenzhen International Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Exhibition (UAS EXPO) will commence at the Shenzhen Futian Convention and Exhibition Center. At this globally recognised wind vane for the drone industry, the Zhongguancun Yanqing Park low-altitude enterprise delegation will mount a massive exhibition, with Beijing Dagong Technology Co., Ltd. commanding the spotlight to unveil its next-generation DG-X50 tethered UAV system. This highly anticipated global premiere summarises a critical leap from regional R&D to international deployment, defining the future of long-endurance aerial platforms by simultaneously shattering the 600-metre altitude ceiling and conquering the GNSS denial bottleneck.

As a premier low-altitude economy industrial zone in the capital, Yanqing District possesses approximately 374 square kilometres of expansive airspace, providing an unparalleled environment for drone research, development, and test flights. Serving as the core force of the Beijing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Demonstration Zone, the Yanqing Park delegation is heading south to push its hardcore low-altitude technologies onto the international stage. By showcasing advanced emergency rescue, ecological monitoring, and urban security capabilities, the delegation aims to construct an "Aerial Great Wall" for low-altitude safety, catering to an expected audience of over 31,000 professional visitors and 400 domestic and international enterprises.

Within the expansive Yanqing Park exhibition roster, Dagong Technology’s booth will undoubtedly be the focal point. Founded in 2015 by an elite team of alumni from Tsinghua University and Beihang University, and freshly bolstered by a tens-of-millions-yuan Series B funding round exclusively invested by Shanghai Ivy Capital in 2025, Dagong Technology is accelerating its technological dominance. The company will officially launch the DG-X50, a tethered UAV system colloquially known in the industry as an "iron kite." By utilising an advanced photoelectric composite cable for continuous power supply, the platform achieves 24-hour uninterrupted aerial hovering, ensuring that emergency communication and reconnaissance payloads operate ceaselessly without the endurance limitations of traditional battery-powered drones.

The DG-X50 dramatically breaks the industry ceiling on two core metrics: altitude ceiling and payload capacity. While Dagong Technology’s previous tethered systems already achieved a stable 35-kilogram payload at a 300-metre altitude with exceptionally reliable signal transmission, the newly unveiled DG-X50 pushes these boundaries further. It stands as the industry's first tethered drone platform to break the 600-metre high-altitude ceiling, vastly expanding the application boundaries of tethered UAVs in specialised missions and extreme environments.

However, the most disruptive innovation of the DG-X50 lies in its "Navigation Reconstruction" technology. While high-precision GNSS and inertial navigation combinations dominate the positioning equipment exhibition areas, Dagong Technology’s R&D team acutely identified the catastrophic pain point of "GNSS denial" in urban canyons and under severe electromagnetic interference. By embedding proprietary visual positioning and comprehensive perception technologies, the DG-X50 achieves high-precision navigation and stable hovering even when satellite signals are completely obstructed or denied. This satellite-free positioning capability ensures that critical missions remain uninterrupted in the exact complex scenarios where traditional drones fail.

The global premiere of the DG-X50 is not merely a product launch; it is a precise response to the downstream application pain points of the low-altitude economy. From delivering flood relief materials at the foot of the Great Wall to outputting system-level solutions for the global market, Dagong Technology and the Yanqing Park industrial corps are transitioning from regional pilots to industry standard-setters. Dagong Technology invites global partners to explore the trillion-yuan blue ocean of the low-altitude economy and witness the future of aerial infrastructure firsthand.