On Monday, the Department of Commerce implicated nine entities for being involved in a scheme to supply the blacklisted Russian firm Special Technology Center with the necessary parts to make war drones.
Meanwhile, six Chinese entities were added for allegedly organizing aerospace parts for the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Company, which makes drones that get traded to Russia for use in the Ukraine conflict. Reuters previously reported on Asia Pacific Links and SMT-iLOGIC's role in helping Russia evade sanctions, writing in December that both were central to the global covert drone supply chain.
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