"The world's largest suicide drone factory!" On local time July 20, 2025, a Russian television program showed the base for the Iranian "small motorcycle", Shahed-136 suicide drones production in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone of the Tatar Republic, and made the first public report. Russia's military television station first showed a giant factory that mass-produces drones in Tatarstan. In the TV program, it especially focused on Russian teenagers who can participate in drone company manufacturing, production, and work after completing the 9th grade, emphasizing the contribution of drones to the strike operations against Ukraine. The Russian drone factory in Tatarstan plans to produce up to 6,000 attack drones and thousands of reconnaissance vehicles per year. At the same time, due to further intensification of production, the company intends to increase the annual output to produce 10,000 Shahed-136 suicide drones.
According to the Russian side, "this is the world's largest attack drone production factory." The origin and idea of this drone factory and the entire project are all carried out by private Russian enterprises. The technical content of the drone factory's production is no less than that of the aviation industry. The drone factory has a specialized vocational college to provide technical education to employees. Employees include university graduates and vocational school students who have completed nine years of compulsory education. Currently, the components of the Iranian "small motorcycle" are fully locally produced in Russia, including engines, electronic components, carbon fiber, etc. Here is the largest two-stroke engine production plant in Russia (the two-stroke engine production plant here is not the traditional motorcycle power, but specifically for drone power).
It seems that the Iranian small motorcycle has been very successful, just making small motorcycles, adding how many jobs for Russia. The Iranian small motorcycle has recently increased from 50 kg of explosives to 80 kg, far exceeding the explosive capacity of 250 pounds of bombs, approaching the explosive capacity of 500-pound aerial bombs. Russian Defense Minister Belousov really has some talent. Now, the Russian army launches the Iranian "small motorcycle," and the air raid density has increased several times compared to the beginning of last year. However, such an open display of this Russian drone factory, does the Russian military not fear being bombed? So openly, will there be news of being bombed in a few days? These people are basically not military personnel, and their protection is definitely poor. The probability of being assassinated is also high. The Russian military believes that this drone enterprise is in the Far East, and the Ukrainian army's suicide drones cannot reach it. The production of Russian drones is becoming more standardized, with a shadow of the Soviet Union's tank sea during World War II. The good war machine that Russia has launched will be used where after the Russia-Ukraine war?
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