A Russian company in Khabarovsk, with the help of a Chinese firm, plans to produce up to 10,000 drones per month this year - Bloomberg.

Aero-HIT company has received Russian state funding to produce drones and has been working with engineers of China's Autel Robotics since early 2023 to localize production of the Autel EVO Max 4T drone, which was originally designed for civilian use but has proven effective in combat.

Last June, the US Treasury sanctioned Aero-HIT, since the Veles drones it makes are used by Russian forces in the Kherson region. This led to a brief interruption in relations between the two firms, but contacts with Autel personnel resumed by late 2024.

This localization project would integrate the drones with domestic IT systems and adapt them to frontline needs and bolster high-tech drone manufacturing in Russia, the Russian company says. Meanwhile, Autel Robotics denies having any business relationships with Russian firms as of February 2022.
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>>509951172 I still can't understand why buy them was off the menu, Aid is Aid, but Money is money in for the US arms companies