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Conflict Armament Research tracks illegal weapons in conflicts; providing evidence-based info to support arms control.
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- In early November 2022, a CAR team had access to Shahed-131, Shahed-136 single-use UAVs, and a Mohajer-6 UAV used by Russia in Ukraine. Here's what we found 🧵 (1/7, report shortcut link: bit.ly/Iraniandrones, h/t @damspleet)
- In January 2023, a CAR field investigation team documented the warhead of an Iranian Shahed-131 single-use UAV. This is the first time that analysis of these warheads has been released in the public domain. bit.ly/multipurpose_w… 🧵 [1/8]
- Replying to @conflictarmWe found that 70 different manufacturers from 13 different countries produced the components. 82% of the components were made by US-based companies (5/7) bit.ly/Iraniandrones
- Replying to @conflictarmThe new report on Iranian UAVs used by Russia in Ukraine shows that Iran, like Russia, is highly dependent on foreign components to produce weapons. (7/7 @damspleet bit.ly/Iraniandrones
- New 📢 field dispatch from CAR: Dissecting Iranian drones employed by Russia in Ukraine. Read the latest from CAR's investigators here: bit.ly/Iraniandrones #UkraineWar #Iran #drones
- NEW: CAR investigators have just returned from conducting field documentations of Russian advanced weapon systems in Ukraine. CAR's initial analysis has identified components made by 71 different companies, based in Europe and the United States. bit.ly/Ukraine_Dispat…
- Replying to @conflictarmThrough visual comparison with four UAV models documented in 2017-2022 in the Middle East, CAR confirms that the Shahed-131, Shahed-136 and Mohajer-6 UAVs used by Russia in Ukraine were made in #Iran (2/7) bit.ly/Iraniandrones
- Replying to @conflictarmInvestigators also documented a Qaem-5 precision-guided munition, with a May 2022 date mark, indicating Iran has carried out at least some supplies since the invasion in February 2022 (CAR has redacted unique marks while it conducts formal tracing, 3/7) bit.ly/Iraniandrones
- Replying to @conflictarmCompared with other Iranian-linked systems used in the Middle East since 2017, CAR found that the Iranian single-use UAVs used by Russia in Ukraine demonstrate a significant jump in hardware. (6/7) bit.ly/Iraniandrones
- Replying to @conflictarmThe Shahed-131, Shahed-136, and Mohajer-6 UAVs were made almost exclusively of recently produced non-Iranian parts. Most of the components for which investigators could identify a date of manufacture were made in 2020-2021 (4/7) bit.ly/Iraniandrones
- CAR investigators have identified 18 North Korean Type 68 assault rifles among a series of weapons recovered following several high-profile ‘prison breaks’ by Islamic State cells. 🧵(1/7)
- CAR investigators have discovered conclusive evidence that confirms the identity of the producer behind the engines used in Iranian Shahed-136 UAVs.🧵(1/7)
- CAR has identified an Iranian company, Sarmad Electronics Sepahan Co., as the producer of several components that CAR investigators have documented in UAVs used by Russia in Ukraine. 🧵(1/6)
