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Russia’s Secret Plan to Supercharge Kamikaze Drone Production

Summary by Politico Europe
Documents obtained by POLITICO show a Russian state company blueprint for increasing drone carbon fiber production as the Kremlin escalates air war over Europe.

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The Russian authorities intend to expand the capacity of the Alabuga-Volokno plant in Tatarstan to produce an additional 500 tons of carbon fibre annually by 2029, writing a European Policy, which estimates that it will produce an additional 28,000 drones each year. Moscow is increasing the domestic production of carbon fibres of the aerospace class in order to reduce dependence on imported components and to produce tens of thousands of drones.

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State-owned Rosatom blueprints obtained by Politico reveal factory expansion in Tatarstan – The material needed for drones and concern for Europe

·Marousi, Greece
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Russia plans to increase drone production: Politico has learned details <p>Russia is reportedly expanding the Alabuga Fibre plant to produce 500 tons of carbon fiber per year. It can add 28 Thousands of drones.</p>

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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EADaily, 21 September 2026. Russia plans to increase the production of Geran attack drones by approximately 28,000 units per year by expanding the Alabuga-Volokno plant in Tartarstan.

Russia plans more shaheeds and is preparing an expansion of a carbon fiber plant in Tatarstan. Politico obtained Rosatom's documents and found out what role raw materials from China play.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Russia is significantly expanding its kamikaze drone production capacity, with the development of the state-owned Rosatom company's plant in Tatarstan, which will be able to produce up to 28,000 additional drones per year, Politico has learned. According to plans, the factory would be up and running by 2027.

·Budapest, Hungary
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Le Temps broke the news in Geneva, Switzerland on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
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