Bombardier Recreational Products says it is investigating the reports, confirming that a string of thefts of the engines is one of several possible explanations for how they might have ended up in Iranian unmanned planes.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
It’s the second time in two years the company has been embroiled in controversy over use of the engines in warfare. Itto Turkey after news emerged that that country’s Rotax-powered Bayraktar TB-2 drones were targeting Armenian forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Meanwhile, a water-jet and possible engine from one of BRP’s Sea-Doo jet skis was spotted by a British defence analyst in a photograph of a unique marine drone apparently used by Ukrainian forces. The autonomous boat was recovered recently by Russia after washing ashore in Crimea.Article content