The new Russian drone is used by the invaders as a false goal and a scout.
Not only did drones can overload the Ukrainian air defense, but also carry a fighting unit weighing up to 15 kg. The device has a fuselage, similar to a delta, similar to Shahed-136, but much smaller. All components and blocks of this drone of Chinese origin. On July 22, the General Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine reported this on July 22.
Almost half of them are noted: flight controller with autopilot, navigation modules and antennas, air speed sensor and Pito tube – from one Chinese company Cuav, which specializes in research, development and production of system modules and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Intelligence noted that in October 2022, the company announced limiting the supply of its products to Ukraine and Russia in order to prevent its use for military purposes. But in 2023, the Russian Federation introduced a drone with a vertical take -off of its own development, which was a product of Cuav technology available on AliExpress.
In addition to Cuav products, such drones use the engine and electronic module of the DLE (Mile Haoxiang Technology Co. Hobbywing technology and HRB battery.
In addition, these drones are equipped with a Chinese copy of the Australian data module RFD900X RFDesign, which allows you to transfer long distances – up to 40 km with direct visibility depending on the antenna.
We will recall that on July 8, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a resolution on sanctions against five Chinese companies that Kyiv believes that is related to the supply of Russian components for the production of weapons. International Trade of the Central Asia Silk Road, Suzhou Ecod Precision Manoufactoring, Technology Shenzhen Royo, Shenzhen Jinduobang technology and Ningbo Blin mechanism appeared in the correction list.
Source: Racurs
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