Middle East Eye: The Ukraine war has become a testing ground for the development and enhancement of Iran’s drone industry
The English news agency MEE, in a report following various other agencies’ reports on the effective presence of Iranian drones in the Ukraine war, has discussed the advancement of Iran’s drone and missile industries to compensate for the existing shortages in the equipment and aircraft of the Air Force
The report states that despite multiple denials from Tehran and Moscow, reports indicate that Russia has purchased hundreds of Iranian drones and has ordered a thousand more
Since their initial presence from mid-September until now, Iran’s drones have had a significant impact in this battle. The use of these drones provides Iran with an opportunity to test its equipment in a dynamic and changing battlefield and to showcase their performance