Uzbekistan orders Airbus Flexrotor VTOL UAS from Uztechtrade; quantity undisclosed

Uzbekistan has contracted Airbus Helicopters, via state importer Uztechtrade, for an undisclosed number of Flexrotor vertical‑takeoff‑and‑landing uncrewed aerial systems — the platform's first confirmed sale in Central Asia. The UAS are intended to operate alongside the country's military rotorcraft.

Discovered 2025-11-18T21:24:49.774776-08:00 | 2025-11-18T21:24:49.774776-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

The purchase formalizes adoption of VTOL UAS to operate alongside manned helicopters; Spain recently trialled crewed–uncrewed helicopter teaming with a Flexrotor in operational exercises (see crewed–uncrewed teaming)
The order underscores growing demand for runway‑independent rotorcraft UAS and intensifying competition among OEMs — contextualised by Boeing's push to accelerate its CxR tiltrotor and China's R6000 tiltrotor flight testing (see Boeing CxR) (see R6000 testing)
The contract was placed through Uztechtrade, Uzbekistan’s state unitary importer; the country has recently removed VAT and import duties on imported aircraft, a policy change that lowers acquisition costs for new and used airframes (see VAT and import duties removal)

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