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China-made military drones similar to the MQ-9 Reaper were disguised as wind turbines in shipments to Libya: Italian officials
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https://www.businessinsider.com/china-wing-loong-combat-drone-sent-libya-italy-wind-turbine-2024-7
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Italy has seized parts for two combat drones disguised as wind turbines in containers en route from China to Libya, customs and maritime authorities said on Tuesday.
Officials at the port of Gioia Tauro intercepted six containers marked as parts for wind-powered generators, which were actually filled with the fuselages and wings for military drones, the Financial Police said in a statement.
Investigators said the drone parts were hidden among materials made to look like wind turbine fan blades “with the aim of concealing the checks carried out.”
Footage of Italian authorities intercepting components of two Chinese Wing Loong II UAVs disguised as wind turbines that were heading to Libya.
When it was introduced in 2017, China’s state media lauded it as a sign that Beijing was the first to match the US in a “new generation of large-scale reconnaissance and strike integrated UAVs.”
A former officer in Muammar Gaddafi’s administration, he’s forged close ties with Russia, and Moscow has promised to support his military as he extends control over much of Libya.
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