Overview

• Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence has confirmed that the UAV CBTS.611000 is built entirely from Chinese-manufactured parts, with almost half supplied by CUAV Technology.
• The delta-wing design mimics the Iranian Shahed-136 while carrying a warhead of up to 15 kilograms in a smaller frame.
• The CBTS.611000 serves as a reconnaissance and decoy platform to locate and overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses.
• CUAV Technology imposed export restrictions in October 2022 yet its components continue to appear in Russia’s expanding drone arsenal, highlighting gaps in sanctions enforcement.
• The revelation intensifies international scrutiny of China’s neutrality claims and the challenge of curbing dual-use technology transfers to Moscow.