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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Aram Roston in Washington

Russian missile destroys US firm’s Kyiv drone factory

A deep-strike drone in flight
A deep-strike drone. The plant hit by Russia made AQ-400 Scythe and AQ-100 Bayonet deep-strike drones (not pictured). Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

A drone factory in Kyiv destroyed by a Russian ballistic missile on Friday was owned by a US corporation registered in Delaware, in what appears to be the first time Moscow has targeted a US defence company in the conflict.

Terminal Autonomy makes precision “deep-strike” drones with guidance systems that are resistant to Russian jamming signals, according to a person familiar with the company.

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