Russia and Iran are moving forward on plans to establish a factory in Russia aimed at producing some 6,000 Iran-designed drones of the type Moscow has used in the Ukraine war, according to The Wall Street Journal, which cited officials in a U.S.-aligned country. Moscow and Tehran seek to produce a faster drone to better challenge Ukrainian air defenses, the officials said. Washington last month warned that Moscow and Tehran were considering construction of a drone-making plant in Russia.
Moscow, Tehran Move Forward On Plans For Iran-Designed Drone Factory in Russia
This Iranian kamikaze Shahed drone was launched by Russian forces with a New Year's greeting in Russian and shot down on New Year's Eve over Kyiv.