The Russian Federation sent to Iran captured western weapons for the study and creation of copies - CNN
According to journalists, over the past year, US, NATO and other Western countries have observed several cases where Russian troops have seized portable weapons, including Javelin anti -tank and anti -aircraft complexes, which were forced to leave the Armed Forces on the battlefield. The interlocutors told CNN that in many cases Russia sent weapons to Iran. Tehran, for his part, studied him so that the Iranian military could create copies.
According to Moscow, this approach will stimulate the Iranian authorities to continue to support the war of Russia against Ukraine. US officials say that such situations are not widespread or systematic. From the beginning of the invasion, the Ukrainian military has been habitable to report the Pentagon of any loss of US equipment. However, the US authorities recognize that the problem is difficult to track.
It is also unclear whether Iran managed to successfully copy any American weapon captured in Ukraine. However, journalists say that Tehran has already developed systems based on American weapons captured in the past. "Key weapons in Iran's weapons, anti-tank controlled Toophans rocket, was redesigned on the American BGM-71 Tow rocket in the 1970s. In 2011, Iranians also intercepted the US Lockheed Martin RQ-170 and reconstruction. A new drone, " - writes in CNN.