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catsudon

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Thu Feb 23, 2023, 06:34 PM Feb 2023

China Reportedly Negotiating with Russia To Supply Kamikaze Drones [View all]

Source: Spiegel International

The U.S. and Germany have warned China not to deliver weapons to Russia. According to information obtained by DER SPIEGEL, however, Beijing and Moscow are said to be negotiating the purchase of 100 strike drones, which could be delivered as soon as April.

According to that information, the Russian military is engaged in negotiations with Chinese drone manufacturer Xi'an Bingo Intelligent Aviation Technology over the mass production of kamikaze drones for Russia. The revelations create a new urgency in the debate over possible Chinese military support for Russia.

Bingo has reportedly agreed to manufacture and test 100 ZT-180 prototype drones before delivering them to the Russian Defense Ministry by April 2023. Military experts believe the ZT-180 is capable of carrying a 35- to 50 kilogram warhead.

Read more: https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-war-in-ukraine-china-is-reportedly-negotiating-with-russia-to-supply-kamikaze-drones-a-13909157-4740-4f84-830e-fb3c69bc1dff



the drone technology is actually quite impressive in China , however, it being used as a weapon capable of destruction scares me.
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Fools, hankering for Taiwan invasion and WWIII/IV wcmagumba Feb 2023 #1
Yes. China wants to change the world order. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #4
You mean all powerful Putin and Russia need help to combat Ukraine? Freethinker65 Feb 2023 #2
Time to shut down that economy they've come to love so much C_U_L8R Feb 2023 #3
China's betting on the wrong player. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2023 #5
China is betting the west won't do much to retaliate economically. tman Feb 2023 #9
The move to outsource from China is already happening. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2023 #10
I would hope so.. It's encouraging to see this. mountain grammy Feb 2023 #12
Here's the problem. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2023 #13
Here's the problem. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2023 #14
Yup. Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #24
It would be suicide for China and their economy to do it ColinC Feb 2023 #6
Agree! The EU, China's biggest customer imports $360+ B, US about the same. russia 64 B PortTack Feb 2023 #19
The sides are chosen. Lines to be drawn soon. Scary shit. Evolve Dammit Feb 2023 #7
Yup. Sounds like Xi is beginning to believe his own hype. Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #25
Any country supporting terrorist states should be heavily sanctioned and yaesu Feb 2023 #8
Be a damn shame if someone was able to jack 'em and send them back to Beijing Grokenstein Feb 2023 #11
China lost their "neutral" card. sarcasmo Feb 2023 #15
"negotiating the purchase" - so Russia has to buy the drones from China? Talitha Feb 2023 #16
This would be a dangerous escalation DFW Feb 2023 #17
Yup. Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #26
Winnie the Flu has run China into the ground with his idiocy and insecurity. AZLD4Candidate Feb 2023 #18
Kick ck4829 Feb 2023 #20
Another contribution to world peace from China dalton99a Feb 2023 #21
Not good news for sure. machoneman Feb 2023 #22
I don't think China really wants to mess with the U.S.A. Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #23
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