China's Norinco showcased a model of its drone manufacturing process at the Eurosatory exhibition in Paris. The display included a miniature assembly line for drones like the BZK-005E, which is reportedly used in Mauritania and Sudan.
Serbian sniper Dejan Beric, fighting with Russian Armed Forces in Donbass, highlights how Russian soldiers' battlefield feedback rapidly improves weapon quality through direct engineer involvement.
The finance ministry has said the West Asia conflict should be treated as a 'war' to invoke the force majeure clause in public contracts, allowing 2-4 month extensions without penalties. The department of expenditure issued an office memorandum enabling relief for companies whose contractual obligations were affected by supply chain disruptions from Feb 27 onwards. Sectors including defence, drone manufacturing, fertiliser and chemicals will benefit.
Russia's ambassador to Ottawa has criticized Canada's plans to help manufacture drones for Ukraine, calling Ottawa's efforts to keep the Kyiv regime afloat futile while draining Canadian taxpayers. The Globe and Mail reported that Canadian company Sentinel is in talks with a Ukrainian firm to produce drones, with the Canadian government set to purchase them for transfer to Ukrainian forces. Since the conflict began, Canada has provided $6.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
