According to a report of the U.S Congress published on November 4, 2022, Russia would have ordered around 2,000 UAVs (Unmanned aerial Vehicles) including Shahed-136 and Shahed-131 from Iran which are now used to strike cities and military targets in Ukraine. At the same, United States intelligence services think that Iran could supply Russia with missiles
Citing the U.S. Congress report, in July 2022, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan stated, “our information indicates that the Iranian government is preparing to provide Russia with up to several hundred UAVs.” In late August, US Newspaper reported that Russia has taken delivery of a large number of drones produced in Iran.
In October 2022, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced that Russia has ordered around 2,000 drones, which are now used in the War in Ukraine including Shahed-136 and Shahed-131 loitering munitions or suicide drones. Since the beginning of the conflict, Iran has always denied the delivery of military equipment to Russia, but on October 19, 2022, Iran admitted to delivering drones to Russia and could supply a batch of medium-range missiles, as well as large numbers of new drones.
The Shahed-131 Iranian Kamikaze Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is an earlier version of Shahed-136, but with a similar principle of operation and, most likely, maximally unified in all main components, primarily electronics. The layout and aerodynamic solution are also identical.
The Mohajer-6 is an Iranian single-engine multi-role drone capable of carrying a multispectral surveillance payload and/or up to four precision-guided munitions.