Despite U.S. Warning, China Likely To Supply Russia with 100 Kamikaze Drones: German Media

As the war in Ukraine touches the one-year mark and Russia’s weapons stockpile continues to deplete, the latter has looked up at China for 100 loitering munitions.

These drones could be handed over to Russian armed forces as early as in April. This was reported by German publication SPIEGEL on Feb. 23.

The U.S. and Germany have warned China against selling arm to Russia.

Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, said last week that Beijing was preparing to supply Moscow with weapons and munitions. NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg mirrored Blinken’s claims during a press conference on Feb. 22. He said, “We are also increasingly concerned that China may be planning to provide lethal support for Russia’s war.”

Loitering munitions, also known as Kamikaze or suicide drones, have become the tip of the spear in the future of warfare. They are used to perform different tasks such as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions or strike land targets.

Chinese manufacturers produce kamikaze UAVs such as CH-806, CH-901, WS-43 and Dragon 60B drones.