Russia has launched a project in China for the development and production of drones, – Reuters

Photo: Putin at the factory for the production of drones

Russia has launched a program in China for the development and production of long-range attack drones, which are planned to fight against Ukraine. This is reported by Reuters by sending documents to the European Intelligence Agency and related documents.

Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant “Kupol” (a subsidiary of the defense concern Almaz-Antey) has tested a new model of the Harpy-3 drone in China. with the participation of the local fakhivts.

Reuters is trying to find out what the “Dome” is like. sending to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the cob of this fate. Later, the plant informed the agency that it could produce drones near the great number of “Harpy-3” products. at a plant in China to combat the war against Ukraine.

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According to the “Dome” lights, as reported by Reuters, the “Harpy-3” drones can add up to two thousand kilometers with a minimum weight of 50 kg. Sights “Harpies-3” And several other models of unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured in China were delivered to Russia for further testing with the participation of Chinese experts.

The documents do not contain the names of the Chinese experts. The Ministry of Health of China informed the agency that it knows nothing about such a project. The department reported that in China there are restrictions on control over the export of drones.

From the “Dome” documents It is clear that the drones “Harpy-3” – the version of the Harpy-A1 drones has been modernized. A new drone was rebuilt by Chinese fighters behind the Harpie-A1 seats.

In the middle of the week, Reuters reported that in 2023 Russia began collecting new long-range attack drones And under the name “Harpy-A1” ; from the sourcing of Chinese engines and parts.

The Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant “Kupol” is engaged in the collection of drones. Since 2023, we have released over 2,500 drones. From the documents it appears that the drone “Harpy” carry a weight of less than 300 kg and a maximum flying range of 1500 km.

Prepared by: Serhiy Daga