Russia has destroyed a drone factory owned by a U.S. company in Kyiv, Ukraine, using a ballistic missile. This appears to be the first instance of Russia targeting a U.S. corporate facility in the ongoing conflict.
According to the British daily The Guardian on July 30, the attacked facility is owned by the U.S. defense contractor Terminal Autonomy. While the factory was destroyed, there were no reported casualties.
Terminal Autonomy produces long-range attack drones that can operate despite Russian jamming efforts. Its flagship model, the AQ-400 Scythe, utilizes artificial intelligence and visual and terrain data to fly even when GPS or communication links are disrupted, with a maximum range of 750 kilometers.
Russia has confirmed the attack on the facility. State news agency TASS reported, citing the Defense Ministry, that it struck a drone assembly and storage site in southwestern Kyiv, where experts from a Ukrainian-American joint venture were involved in the production of drones, including the AQ-400 and AQ-100 models.
However, Russian sources did not mention that the facility was owned by a U.S. company.
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