A monstrous swarm of drones over Saint Petersburg broke the Guinness world record for most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) airborne simultaneously — only to be dominated by China weeks later. September 3, 2020: Geoscan launches a swarm of 2,198 of its 10cm Salute drones into the night sky over Saint Petersburg, Russia. Loaded with NEO-M8P RTK receivers made by u-blox, the illuminated drones performed a ten-minute aerial display, including a formation of a dove with a six-metre wingspan, visible from three kilometres away. September 20, 2020: Shenzhen Damoda Intelligent Control Technology Co., Ltd. launches 3,051 drones over Zhuhai, Guangdong, China to perform an aerial light show, snatching the record from Geoscan.