Senior Iranian officials flew to #Russia last month to visit site of planned factory meant to build at least 6,000 drones Moscow would use to target #Ukraine according to a WSJ report
wsj.com/articles/mosco…
wsj.com/articles/mosco…
The visit took place in the #Russian town of Yelabuga, about east of Moscow
The Iranian delegation was led by Brig. Gen. Abdollah Mehrabi, head of the IRGC Aerospace Force Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization, and Ghassem Damavandian, the chief executive of Iran’s Quds Aviation Industry (involved in drone-manufacturing)
According to the WSJ report, #Iran is working with Russia to develop a Shahed-136 drone that would include a new engine making it fly faster and farther
This last part, I think is just as worrying as the rest (though not unsurprising): It shows that Russia isn't just buying Iranian drones, it's working to make them more efficient.
The Iran-Russia partnership is deepening, which was to be expected.
It's bolstering Russia's ability to wage war in #Ukraine, but also #Iran's own drone capabilities.
It's bolstering Russia's ability to wage war in #Ukraine, but also #Iran's own drone capabilities.
You can't ignore the last part just because it's convenient.
[cough, cough **Israel** cough]
[cough, cough **Israel** cough]
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