Russia has reached a deal with Iran to begin manufacturing kamikaze drones on Russian soil, after long weeks of attacking Ukrainian cities with Iranian-made aircraft.
Western officials cited by the Washington Post said Russian and Iranian officials finalized the deal during a meeting in Iran earlier this month. They said the information was based on new intelligence seen by American and other Western security agencies.
The newspaper, citing three unnamed officials familiar with the matter, said Iran and Russia had rapidly begun to transfer designs and key components to begin production of such drones within months though it is unclear which drone design would be employed for production in Russia.
“It is proceeding quickly from decision-making to implementation. It is moving fast and it has a lot of steam,” one official told the Washington Post.
The meeting in Tehran in November involved a team of Russian defense industry negotiators to work out the logistics, the report said, citing security officials.
Source: Times of Israel