cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/39065475
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Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate has published a detailed breakdown of the drone’s construction. Although its main function is to act as a false target alongside long-range drones, it can also carry a warhead weighing up to 15 kg.
The complete list of components has been published on the War&Sanctions portal. The Website identify the drone as TsBST.611000.
All onboard systems and electronic blocks are of Chinese origin. Nearly half of them — including the flight controller with autopilot, navigation modules and antennas, airspeed sensor, and Pitot tube — come from a single Chinese company, CUAV Technology. The company specializes in developing and producing UAV system modules and applications.
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I’m going to imagine Ukraine also sources a shitton of components from Russia. China is simply taking advantage of the situation. It’s not as if they are overtly and officially supporting Russia and denying Ukraine.