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Russia's secret attack #drone program in #China, Reuters reports
Russia flight-tested new drone called the #Garpiya-3 (G3) in China with the help of local specialists
Project revealed in report by company behind it, IEMZ Kupol, subsidiary of #Kremlin-owned weapons company #Almaz-Antey
#Beijing is one of Russia’s leading sources of dual-use goods feeding Russia's war
China’s foreign ministry denied knowledge of the #G3 project
Russia has secretly established a development and production programme in China for attack drones to be used in the war in Ukraine, Reuters reported on Sept. 25 citing European intelligence sources and documents reviewed by the outlet. According to the report, Russia has flight-tested a new drone called the Garpiya-3 (G3) in China with the help of local specialists. Details of the project were revealed in a report by the company behind the project, IEMZ Kupol, a subsidiary of the Kremlin-owned
#Russia started producing a new long-range attack drone called the #Garpiya-A1 last year using Chinese engines and parts, which it has deployed in the war in #Ukraine, according to two sources from a European intelligence agency and documents seen by Reuters.
IEMZ Kupol, a subsidiary of Russian state-owned weapons maker Almaz-Antey, produced more than 2,500 Garpiyas from July 2023 to July 2024.
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