Russia “now has more than one pathway to still be able to sustain its current attack patterns” in Ukraine, CAR added. “Almost a year after the first use of Iranian-manufactured UAVs in Ukraine, evidence that the Russian Federation has begun producing its own domestic versions marks a significant evolution in the country’s UAV capabilities that will allow it to sustain its reliance on single-use UAVs,” investigators wrote. The researchers described the development as a turning point in Moscow’s ability to extend its heavy use of the unmanned weapons. Investigators said “major differences in the airframe construction and in the internal units, including for navigation” showed that the two UAVs were manufactured in Russia rather than Iran. The research center had said the unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, were all Iranian-made Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 models.īut when CAR investigators got their hands on the physical remnants of two Geran-2 Russian drones used in Ukraine last month, a detailed analysis showed that Russia “has started producing and fielding its own domestic version of the Shahed-136,” the research center said. NurPhoto/Getty Images/FILEĪ United Kingdom-based organization that investigates weapon components says it has discovered Russian efforts to produce its own domestic version of Iran’s Shahed series drones.Ĭonflict Armament Research (CAR) has previously documented drones in Ukraine that are marked with the Russian word for geranium, “geran,” implying at first glance that they are of Russian origin. The motor of a Russian Geran-2 drone is pictured during a media briefing of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine in Kyiv on April 13.
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