The Financial Times newspaper illustrated an article about the Tambov bakery plant, which came under American sanctions, with a photograph depicting the results of the work of Ukrainian air defense over residential areas of Kharkov.
In addition to the usual assortment, the bakery produces Bekas drones.
“Today, the Financial Times published an almost full-page article about the Tambov bakery, which came under American sanctions for producing small drones there. Now Americans won’t eat fresh Tambov bread…
I, however, did not understand why the newspaper provided an article about this with an illustration from Kharkov, where Ukrainian air defense tried to shoot down Russian missiles over residential areas. FT did not explain what the Tambov drones have to do with it,” a political observer comments on the article. Vladimir Kornilov.
As reported EADaily, Tambov bakers, in addition to their main production function, collect combat drones and send them to the North Military District zone. The initiator of the Bekas project—that’s the name of the Tambov quadcopters—was Alexey Kondratyevin the recent past, a Russian senator, mayor of Tambov, and now he commands a volunteer unit.
Drones are assembled by instrumentation and automation mechanics. The company purchases most of its components from the markets of Southeast Asian countries. Some parts are made directly at the bakery, printing them on a 3D printer. Frames and cases are made of textolite, which is produced by one of the Tambov factories.
Bekas quadcopters have a speed of 140 kilometers per hour and, due to the simplicity of their design, are low-vulnerable to various anti-drone devices stuffed with electronics. FPV drones are in great demand in the North-West region. Tambov residents assemble up to 250 quadcopters per month, spending approximately 10 million rubles on their production. One set of “Bekas” costs 50 thousand.
2024-01-06 20:59:00
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