Drones will be flying out of a new Timaru factory starting October 2021.

Aeronavics, a Hamilton industrial aerial robotics company whose clients include the US Navy, is relocating its manufacturing operation from Hamilton to 26 Kennels Rd, Washdyke.

“We’ve run out of space and need more room to expand,” company co-founder Rob Brouwer said.

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