From Bloomberg News reporters Alberto Nardelli, Jennifer Jacobs and Alex Wickham:
Chinese and Russian companies are developing an attack drone similar to an Iranian model deployed in Ukraine, European officials familiar with the matter said, a sign that Beijing may be edging closer to providing the sort of lethal aid that western officials have warned against.
The companies held talks in 2023 about collaborating to replicate Iran’s Shahed drone, and started developing and testing a version this year in preparation for shipment to Russia, said the officials, who asked not to be identified to discuss private information. The Chinese drones have yet to be used in Ukraine, they said.
Providing Russia a Shahed-like attack drone would mark a deepening of Beijing’s support for Russia despite repeated warnings from the US and its allies. President Xi Jinping has sought to portray China as neutral in the conflict in Ukraine even as western officials say it’s provided components and other support for President Vladimir Putin’s forces.
China has never been a friend of the west. The worst mistake we ever made was building up their economy to where it is.
Everyone will have them within a year, the real advantage will go the those who can counter them.
Surreal that China is selling drones to both sides of this war.
Reminds me of Toyota arming both sides in the average African war.
Next we’ll have Estes rockets with seekers and a 4 oz block of C4 on them to shoot at drones. I’m stocking up on C5 motors.
“Rockets’ Red Glare!” is the name of my company.
The US really should have sent a cruise missile to blow up the drone that the Iranians captured and reverse engineered under the Obama administration before the rest of CRINK used it to leapfrog their technology. Even if it were called an act of war, Obama should have kept it out of their hands to give the democratic world breathing room.
LOL at the clickbait
* Headline: China Is Making and Testing Lethal Attack Drones for Russia * Body: European officials familiar with the matter said, **a sign that Beijing may be edging closer** to providing the sort of lethal aid that western officials have warned against.
A Russia, China, Iran, N Korea pact is hardly surprising. They have a common interest in hating the “west” (USA in particular) A bunch of dictators together. The only real surprise in all of this is the outlier of India who seems more than willing to show their true colours.
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From Bloomberg News reporters Alberto Nardelli, Jennifer Jacobs and Alex Wickham:
Chinese and Russian companies are developing an attack drone similar to an Iranian model deployed in Ukraine, European officials familiar with the matter said, a sign that Beijing may be edging closer to providing the sort of lethal aid that western officials have warned against.
The companies held talks in 2023 about collaborating to replicate Iran’s Shahed drone, and started developing and testing a version this year in preparation for shipment to Russia, said the officials, who asked not to be identified to discuss private information. The Chinese drones have yet to be used in Ukraine, they said.
Providing Russia a Shahed-like attack drone would mark a deepening of Beijing’s support for Russia despite repeated warnings from the US and its allies. President Xi Jinping has sought to portray China as neutral in the conflict in Ukraine even as western officials say it’s provided components and other support for President Vladimir Putin’s forces.
China has never been a friend of the west. The worst mistake we ever made was building up their economy to where it is.
Everyone will have them within a year, the real advantage will go the those who can counter them.
China’s building drones for Ukraine.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/05/21/7456836/
China wants to get paid. That’s why they want almost everything they want. Their economy has some big shaky spots where they propped it up.
as opposed to those non-lethal attack drones.
China will build anything for anyone
So they’re getting our 20 year old drone tech finally
Do the right and left hands of China not know what the other is doing?
Russia needs the help so…
Meanwhile the US and Europe continue to do business with these bastards.
These drones are a copy of Iran’s Shahed drones lol, even the Iranian media was making a mockery of it.
The company making this “Sunflower 200” is called Cobtec. They’re already on the [Entity List](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/14/2024-10485/additions-of-entities-to-the-entity-list) so you can bet the US government has been keeping tabs on them
Shocker , huh .
Authoritarian governments. Friends till the end.
Surreal that China is selling drones to both sides of this war.
Reminds me of Toyota arming both sides in the average African war.
Next we’ll have Estes rockets with seekers and a 4 oz block of C4 on them to shoot at drones. I’m stocking up on C5 motors.
“Rockets’ Red Glare!” is the name of my company.
The US really should have sent a cruise missile to blow up the drone that the Iranians captured and reverse engineered under the Obama administration before the rest of CRINK used it to leapfrog their technology. Even if it were called an act of war, Obama should have kept it out of their hands to give the democratic world breathing room.
LOL at the clickbait
* Headline: China Is Making and Testing Lethal Attack Drones for Russia
* Body: European officials familiar with the matter said, **a sign that Beijing may be edging closer** to providing the sort of lethal aid that western officials have warned against.
A Russia, China, Iran, N Korea pact is hardly surprising. They have a common interest in hating the “west” (USA in particular) A bunch of dictators together. The only real surprise in all of this is the outlier of India who seems more than willing to show their true colours.
The US may end up skiing it too if Trump wins.