Overview

• The CBTS.611000 is a delta-wing reconnaissance drone that also serves as a decoy for Ukrainian air defenses and can carry up to a 15-kilogram warhead.
• Nearly half of its components, including the autopilot module, navigation systems, antennas and sensors, were supplied by CUAV Technology.
• Investigators identified additional Chinese producers such as Mile Haoxiang Technology for electronic ignition systems, Foxeer Technology for first-person view cameras and a domestic clone of RFDesign’s RFD900X data module with a 40-kilometer range.
• China insists it does not export lethal arms and maintains strict control over dual-use goods despite evidence of its components in Russian weapons.
• Ukrainian military intelligence and the U.S. State Department estimate that as much as 80 percent of electronics in Russia’s drone fleet come from China, underlining enforcement shortcomings and deepening covert military ties.