|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25.07.25 - 04:30
|
Chinese Drone Engines Labeled As "Cooling Units" Sent To Russia Via Covert Supply Chain (ZeroHedge)
|
|
|
Chinese Drone Engines Labeled As "Cooling Units" Sent To Russia Via Covert Supply Chain
Western intelligence analysts, through forensic supply chain tracking, have confirmed to Reuters that Russian defense firm IEMZ Kupol has successfully bypassed EU and U.S. sanctions through a network of mysterious front companies established to funnel dual-use drone components from China into Russia.
According to the report, Chinese-made drone engines, such as the L550E, a four-stroke, air-cooled, horizontally opposed piston engine originally produced by Xiamen Limbach Aviation, were falsely labeled as "industrial refrigeration units" to evade Western sanctions and shipped via the Chinese firm Beijing Xichao International Technology to IEMZ Kupol.
The shipments enabled IEMZ Kupol to increase production of its long-range precision strike drone, known as the "Garpiya-A1."
Reuters cited an internal IEMZ Kupol memo that showed it signed a series production contract with the...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13.07.25 - 00:36
|
North Korea Sends 6,000 Engineers, Construction Workers To Rebuild Russia′s Kursk (ZeroHedge)
|
|
|
North Korea Sends 6,000 Engineers, Construction Workers To Rebuild Russia's Kursk
The Moscow-Pyongyang bromance continues, based on mutual defense objectives and the landmark agreement struck between Presidents Putin and Kim Jong-Un last summer.
As part of the latest in official trips and exchanges Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was hosted by Kim during a visit to North Korea, where Pyongyang reaffirmed its strong backing of Russia's war in Ukraine.
AFP/Getty Images
Last month state media aired images for the first time of flag-draped coffins of North Korean troops slain in the context of the Ukraine war returning by military transport plane to Pyongyang.
Russia's defense ministry ministry shared footage of Kim and FM Lavrov shaking hands and embracing on Saturday. Lavrov said, "We exchanged views on the situation around the Ukraine crisis… Our Korean friends reaffirmed their unwavering support for all the goals of the special military operation, as well as the actions of Rus...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Börsentreff auf Facebook |
Börsentreff auf X |
Börsentreff auf Instagram
