Prime Minister Abiy Inaugurates Sky Win Aeronautics Industries

​​​​Addis Ababa, March 8, 2025 (ENA)—Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has inaugurated SkyWin Aeronautics Industries, a company that manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles for both civilian and military use.

This industry is part of Ethiopia’s broader efforts to achieve technological self-reliance in the security sector. Ethiopia has developed the capacity not only to produce and utilize drones but also to export them, the Prime Minister announced on the occasion.

​​​“Today, as we inaugurate Sky Win Aeronautics Industries, we recognize that the locally manufactured drones before us were unimaginable just a few years ago,” the Prime Minister wrote on X.

The Premier added our ability to produce drones with diverse capabilities—designed and built by our own young professionals—is a significant milestone. 

He added that to sustain this progress, we must invest in continuous research, expand our market reach, and strengthen local production of smart sensor technologies.

“We are developing capabilities like these—along with the advancements at Homicho Ammunition Engineering Industry—not to fuel conflict, but to prevent it. Through deterrence, we seek to secure peace and stability in the face of belligerent actors” the Prime Minister underscored.