Chinese components found in Russian reconnaissance UAV similar to Shahed-136 - HUR

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine published information about the components of a UAV used by Russians as a reconnaissance and false target to detect Ukrainian air defense positions and overload them. This was reported by UNN with reference to the Main Intelligence Directorate.

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This apparatus has a delta-wing type fuselage, similar to the Shahed-136, but significantly smaller. It can also carry a warhead weighing up to 15 kg.

All components and blocks in the drone are of Chinese origin. Almost half of them are produced by the Chinese company CUAV Technology – it specializes in research, development, and production of system modules and applications for UAVs.

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In October 2022, the company announced restrictions on the supply of its products to Ukraine and Russia to prevent their use for military purposes. However, already in 2023, Russia presented a vertical take-off UAV, allegedly of its own design. In fact, it turned out to be a CUAV Technology product, available on Aliexpress.

In addition, this UAV is equipped with a Chinese copy of the Australian RFD900x data transmission module from RFDesign. It is designed for long-distance data transmission (up to 40 km in direct line of sight depending on the antenna).