In addition to Russia’s “manipulations” of the Shahed 136 UAV, it has been confirmed that Iran has stopped denying its involvement in these drones.
Andrey Rudik, a representative of the Center for Research on Captured and Advanced Weapons and Military Equipment of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that the latest Iranian Shahed-136 and Russian ZALA 421-16E models have several ” change. ” indicating the structural breakdown and significant problems of the Russian military-industrial complex in the field of production, modernization and maintenance of unmanned aerial vehicles.
“Unlike microcircuits and chips, the Russian Federation can independently produce simple components – transistors, resonators, resistors and relays. Technologies for their production have been known for a long time and Russia inherited from USSR. However, in the end, the aggressor state is faced with a problem at this level,” said Rudik.
He added that in the course of research on later samples of Iranian Shahed-136 UAVs, 30-year-old non-Russian relays were found.
“The fact that the enemy needs to ‘modernize’ the Iranian aircraft by adding this part is less eloquent!,” said a representative of the Center for Research on Captured and Advanced Weapons and Military Equipment
According to him, in addition to Russia’s “manipulations” of the Shahed 136 UAV, it was confirmed that Iran has stopped denying its involvement in the Shahed-136.
“In all probability, the very name Geran-2 was chosen by the Russian Federation not only according to the logic of the names of the weapons nomenclature, but also to cover and publish this UAV as its own development. It should be remembered that The Iranian origin of individual details on these drones was deliberately hidden. However, in recent months the situation has changed. The candlestick with the mark of the Iranian company MADO is the first such case ,” Rudik said.
In addition to the “new” relay, the so-called GSM transceiver was found on the Shahed-136 UAV. The main function of this device is to receive and send information through GSM channels of 3G, 4G standard.
“There is nothing Russian in it – not a single microcircuit or chip. There are not even any Russian markings on the case. The traditional FSB “brand” for such equipment is also absent. The processor is completely destroyed, and therefore it is not possible to establish its origin. However, we can say that it is not made in Russia,” said Rudik.
He noted that some foreign components in the ZALA 421-16E are a processor, RAM, an Internet switch and an audio codec of the flight controller, a global navigation satellite system receiver on the navigation board, an airspeed sensor, a barometric altimeter and an inertial navigation controller.
“You should pay attention to the fact that each of these components is not new. It is possible that they have been used in several places before entering this drone,” emphasized Rudik.
He said that the “modifications” found in both drones testify to several facts. First of all, the Russian military-industrial complex, in principle, is not capable of independently providing a full cycle of its own production and maintenance of Iranian UAVs. Not only the main parts, but even the latest innovations are from abroad.
It is reported that the Russian military-industrial complex in the production of UAVs is significantly dependent on foreign components. Accordingly, international sanctions, despite the Kremlin’s statements, are in force and cause serious problems for the aggressor state.
“This can be seen by examining the level of wear of a number of microcircuits and chips. Russia is forced to find ways to bypass sanctions and obtain even the simplest audio codec at any cost. As a result, the Russian military- industrial complex in this area is constructively degrading,” said Rudik.
It will be recalled that the media found out how Iran delivered drones to Russia.
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