US EditionRussia produces kamikaze drone with Chinese engine
- Russia has been using Chinese-made engines to create long-range attack drones for deployment in Ukraine since mid-2023, according to Reuters.
- The Garpiya drone looks similar to Iranian-designed Shahed drones and is powered by Limbach L-550 E engines from the Chinese firm Xiamen Limbach.
- Unnamed European intelligence officials stated that Russia has developed and used the Garpiya-A1 drone against Ukraine using Chinese engines and parts.
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Russia produces kamikaze drone with Chinese engine
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.
Russia is developing a defense system against drones
“As for the fight against drones, this is generally a new threat, whose technical solutions to combat it is in the process of development,” Lushnikov said this Friday in an interview with the Sputnik news agency. “It is clear that this is a complex problem. A phased defense is needed, which will include not only means of elimination, but also reconnaissance, suppression and physical destruction,” Lushnikov noted. The manager pointed out th…
Russia began production of a new long-range strike drone called the Harpia-A1 last year using Chinese engines and parts it used in the war against Ukraine.
Using engines and other parts from China, Russia started last year to produce a new long-range attack drone, the Garpiya-A1, the
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