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> Somehow strange that a country that can send people to space and back is not capable of producing a single component for a military drone. Soyuz (as in both
by practice9 4y ago
> Somehow strange that a country that can send people to space and back is not capable of producing a single component for a military drone.
Soyuz (as in both rocket and capsule) has had multiple failures over the last decade. The most recent was the coolant leak a few weeks ago that made the capsule unusable for a safe return to Earth. Under Rogozin their space industry degraded very quickly (probably one of the reasons why Rogozin was fired last year).
It's been known for some time that Russia gets components for its hi-tech weapons via a network of proxy companies in EU.
> So the source is trustworthy and objective, not a war party telling whatever they have to tell to support their cause.
US and Israel officials are clearly taking these reports seriously