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😡 China helped Iran create the Shahed, and Russia — reactive drones, - WSJ
In developing the Shahed, Iran relied on the German Limbach L550E engine. After a Chinese company first became a distributor for Limbach and then bought the German manufacturer, Tehran gained easier access to the technologies and components and eventually created its own engine analogue.
After the Shahed were transferred to Russia in 2022, the role of Chinese components continued to grow. According to the WSJ, modern versions of the drones receive navigation components, antennas, modems, and other parts from China.
A Chinese trace was also found in Russia's jet-powered Shahed: the turbojet engines for them are produced by Telefly, a company registered in China. After Ukraine published this information, the engines disappeared from the English-language version of the company’s website, but remained on Chinese resources.
