Shahed drones: Difference between revisions

According to the document submitted to the G7, the Iranian government is trying to "disassociate itself from providing Russia with weapons" and that "[it] cannot cope with Russian demand and the intensity of use in Ukraine."<ref name="theguardian" /> Consequently, the [[Yelabuga drone factory]] was established in [[Alabuga Special Economic Zone]], part of the Republic of Tatarstan, an autonomous region of Russia, more than {{cvt|1,300|km}} from the [[Russia–Ukraine border]].<ref name="haaretz">{{cite web |last1=Yaron |first1=Oded |title=Gold for drones: Massive leak reveals the Iranian Shahed project in Russia |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2024-02-21/ty-article-magazine/gold-for-drones-massive-leak-reveals-the-iranian-shahed-project-in-russia/0000018d-bb85-dd5e-a59d-ffb729890000 |website=Haaretz |access-date=18 April 2024 |language=en |date=21 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gozzi |first1=Laura |title=Ukraine war: Deepest Ukraine drone attack into Russian territory injures 12 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68712158 |access-date=21 April 2024 |work=website |publisher=BBC |date=2 April 2024}}</ref> The manufactory is next to the [[Kama River]], permitting transportation by ship directly from Iran via the [[Caspian Sea]].<ref name="haaretz" /> Russia aims to build 6,000 UCAVs by summer 2025<ref name="kyivindependent">{{cite web |title=Ukraine war latest: Ukraine hits drone factory, oil refinery deep inside Russia |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-april-2/ |website=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=18 April 2024 |language=en |date=2 April 2024}}</ref> at a rate of 310 drones per month if the factory operates 24 hours a day, predicting the cost of production of one Geran-2 to be {{US$|48,000}}.<ref name="haaretz" />

 

 

==Shahed 107==