The U.S. intelligence community has confirmed that Russia has used Iranian-made weapons throughout its nearly yearlong war in Ukraine.
A new report from the Defense Intelligence Agency, released on Tuesday, analyzed the Shahed-136 one-way attack UAV, the Shahed-131 one-way attack UAV, and the Mohajer-6 multirole UAV. The report compares photos taken of weapons recovered by the Ukrainians with recently declassified images of Iranian UAVs used to attack U.S. and partner interests in the Middle East.U.S.
The DIA report cited the engine, wing stabilizer, air data collection, fuselage, and nose cone as points of comparison between the Shahed-136 that have been captured in Ukraine, while the wing stabilizer itself is consistent with the shape, size, and markings of those observed in the Middle East.
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