Conflict Armament Report just released a new report indicating that the Shahed-136 is powered by an illicitly exported German engine that was reverse-engineered in Iran by MADO (Oje Parvaz Mado Nafar Company). The Shahed-136 was recently used en-mass in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict.

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Conflict Armament Research, New evidence confirms identity of Iranian drone engine maker, April 2023, available at https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/31ca7fc85b4e47f791377ded5621c360

Germany tries Iranians charged with smuggling drone engines as jet ski parts, 2014 available at https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-germany-trial/germany-tries-iranians-charged-with-smuggling-drone-engines-as-jet-ski-parts-idUSKBN0ER1PH20140616

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- Timecodes -
00:00 - Shahed-136
00:47 - Evidence on engine
01:36 - Shahed-136 in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict