The Russian Federation started production of Dron-Kamikadze with a Chinese engine: what is known about it-Reuters

According to journalists, Dron-Kamikadze Harpia has already applied against military and civilian purposes in Ukraine, causing harm to infrastructure and killing civilians. Last year, Russia began the production of a new long-range driver called "Harpia-A1" with a Chinese engine and other details. About it writes Reuters with reference to your own sources.

According to journalists, IMZ "dome", a subsidiary of the Russian state manufacturer of weapons "Diamond-Antai", made more than 2,500 such UAVs from July 2023 to July 2024. The sources said Dron-Kamikadze Harpia had already applied against military and civilian purposes in Ukraine, causing harm to infrastructure and killing civilians.

Samuel Bendett, Senior Researcher at the New American Security Center, Analytical Center with Headquarters in Washington, said that in the case of Harpius approval, this would be a sign that the Russian Federation is derived on dependence on the Iranian UAV "Shahaned". The material states that, according to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Iran has erected more than a thousand Shakadze drones in Russia from the beginning of the invasion in February 2022.

They were used to exhaust Ukrainian air defense and infrastructure far from the front line. As for Harpius, China stated that the CPR strictly controls the export of goods with potential military use, including drones. "As for the Ukrainian crisis, China has always been a committed to assisting peace talks and political settlement," Beijing said. At the same time, they noted that there were no international restrictions on China's trade with Russia.

Earlier, the media reported that by the end of the Armed Forces, medium-sized drones with a fixed wing would be adopted. According to journalists, such drones will intercept Russian UAVs at a distance of up to 60 km, fulfill reconnaissance missions and will be acceptable in price. Focus also wrote that the Russian Federation uses the acoustic system for detecting drones, which has "stolen" from developers from Ukraine.