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| Found on Facebook tonight a GTEEX Revolution Drones USA group.
Seems Russell would like to clear up some of the information Donnie Roberts wrote.
Who is Russell Hendrick? I thought Revolution was some guy named Adam Bry.
FWD:
Dear Carey Gillam-
I’m reaching out with what I believe may be a worthwhile investigative lead involving agricultural drone manufacturing claims, supply-chain transparency, and regulatory oversight.
Over the past year, several companies marketing the GTEEX “Revolution” agricultural spray drones (including the I-19 platform) have made strong public claims around being American-made or U.S. manufactured. However, industry data, trade records, and product lineage suggest a far more complex—and potentially misleading—supply chain involving Brazilian assembly and Chinese-origin components, including links to Tecnosul Technology and Huida / Vector AGR hardware.
What’s raising eyebrows within the ag aviation community:
Apparent rebranding of overseas platforms marketed as domestically manufactured
Gaps between marketing language and verifiable trade/import documentation
This has become a growing point of tension in the Midwest ag drone market—what some operators are calling a quiet “drone war”—as farmers and applicators try to distinguish between truly domestic manufacturing versus offshore assembly with U.S. branding.
I’m not affiliated with GTEEX or its distributors, but I do have access to public trade data, product comparisons, timelines, and firsthand operator accounts that may help establish a clearer factual picture. My goal is simply transparency for producers making six-figure purchasing decisions in a rapidly evolving and lightly understood sector.
If this aligns with your reporting interests, I’d be glad to share documentation, context, or walk through what the industry is seeing on the ground—on or off the record, as you prefer.
Thank you for your time and for the work you do bringing clarity to complex ag issues.
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Russell E. Hedrick - CEO of GTEEX Revolution Drones
