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2023-02-06 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Moscow and Tehran are moving ahead with plans to build a new factory in Russia that could make at least 6,000 Iranian-designed drones

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Posted by Fred 2023-02-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 I remember when the Soviets had their own scientists who could meticulously reengineer any military device that we made. Maybe all of them were Ukrainian.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-02-06 05:38|| 2023-02-06 05:38|| Front Page Top

#2 I bet the Ukranians will finally team up with the Israelis to whack Iranians engineers and factories going splodey

Posted by Percy Flotle3938 2023-02-06 09:01|| 2023-02-06 09:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Doesn't make sense to me.

Lower cost and faster volume turnup to keep production in Iran. Gives Iran capacity for their other regional conflicts.

Unless Russia doesn't want an unstable supplier dependency, or anticipates Iran capacity to be reduced by upcoming regional conflicts.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-02-06 10:01|| 2023-02-06 10:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Skid

It's part of a larger trade deal/package if I understand correctly.

It avoids future sanctions that might make shipping and delivery problematic.

I read Tatarstan is the leading location for the factory which I believe will keep costs lower than an Iranian facility. But additionally it used to be a competitive advantage to have production manufactured domestically, instead of weighing domestic production as cost alone.

Posted by mossomo 2023-02-06 12:54|| 2023-02-06 12:54|| Front Page Top

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