Munich trade fair removes products from Chinese firm Harxon over the company's links to Russian drone manufacturer

Harxon, a Chinese firm specializing in GNSS antennas that aid Russian drones in evading GPS jammers, displayed its products at the Electronica 2026 trade fair in Munich, Germany. These antennas find application in the production of Russian Geran drones at the Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan. The Munich trade fair organizers removed Harxon's products from display upon inquiry from The Insider.

The trade fair, held at Messe München exhibition center from November 10 to 13, had initially placed Harxon's products in Hall C2.641, officially under the parent company BDStar, which faced U.S. sanctions in 2024. Harxon, subject only to British sanctions, was added to the UK sanctions list after The Insider's investigation in May.

When contacted by The Insider, the exhibition organizers clarified that Harxon was not an official exhibitor and they instructed exhibitors to remove any "unauthorized" products from display. They emphasized that all products at the fair must align with the event's designated scope. The organizers did not specify the closure of the BDStar booth.

The Insider has followed up with a question about whether suppliers of antennas for Russian drones would be permitted to exhibit at future Electronica fairs, to which the organizers responded that they cannot control all applications of showcased products and services. The Chinese Consulate General in Munich declined to comment.

For further details on how this Chinese supplier sends antennas for Geran drones to Russia disguised as agricultural equipment, refer to The Insider's investigation.