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China helping to arm Russia with helicopters, drones and metals (www.telegraph.co.uk)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Focusing on Chinese drones that end up in Russia while completely ignoring the Chinese drones that end up in the Ukraine is some cherry picking I expected from the Telegraph. Products and components are made in China, which shouldn't come as a surprise.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is referring to consumer level drones too right? Like DJI stuff?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Ukraine only has consumer drones, I don't think they have any military drones

[–] [email protected] 35 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I thought they had some for some reason

People need to start distinguishing between the little quadcopters you can buy at walmart, and fucking reaper drones. Headlines like "China is selling drones to Russia" makes it seem like it isn't a $150 drone bought off fucking aliexpress

[–] [email protected] 40 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That lack of distinction is 100% on purpose since China dominates the consumer drones market and they're so versatile and capable that countries all over the world including the US buy DJI drones for military operations

Can blame China for giving every country "drones"

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

china dominates the consumer goods market, period. by these standards the chinese have been supplying every NATO war for the past 20 years.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago

the chinese have been supplying every NATO war for the past 20 years.

smh revisionism has really gone too far

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Gotta get that drones, man...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

They do. They have Bayraktar drones.

I do agree that the lack of distinction is kind of stupid.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They all got shot down

https://www.businessinsider.com/turkeys-bayraktar-tb2-drones-ineffective-ukraine-war-2023-5

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

However, a year later, nearly all of them are believed to have been shot down by Russian forces.

The remaining killer drones are now reduced to reconnaissance duties, an expert said.

This would mean they still have some.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago

Pretty sure they have Baryraktar drones, purchased from Turkey, among other military drones.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

I don't think you can buy Bayraktar drones from your local general store...