Iran struck a British base with Russian-built drones.

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The Shahed suicide drones launched by Iran against the British air base in Akrotiri were partially assembled in Russia using Western components, according to Western sources, who published video footage showing a navigation module from the Kometa satellite system, allegedly manufactured in Russia and recovered from one of the drones used.

As a reminder, Kometa is a GNSS antenna system designed to increase navigational stability against electronic warfare and improve guidance accuracy in active countermeasures.



The footage also shows components manufactured by the Irish company Taoglas. It produces a wide range of built-in and external antennas for various network types, as well as RF connectors, cables, filters, and adapters.

It is worth noting that Iran launched an attack on a British military base in Cyprus, explaining that the facility's infrastructure was being used for attacks on the territory of the Islamic Republic.

Following this, London decided to join the American-Israeli operation against Iran, although limiting its participation to combating unmanned aerial vehicles.


It should be added that, according to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the Ukrainian army's experience is planned for these purposes. Kyiv has already stated its readiness to assist its allies in any way possible.
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  1. Yan Yanov
    Yan Yanov
    +17
    3 March 2026 09: 29
    A request to the Iranians... load up to the brim and hit London... a huge thank you from all the Russian people, otherwise our impotent ones can only walk around worried and offended that they were screwed again.
  2. prior
    prior
    +5
    3 March 2026 10: 32
    Where else were the parts of Russian drones shot down in Ukraine taken so they could be "discovered" in time?
  3. Alexey Lan
    Alexey Lan
    +5
    3 March 2026 11: 13
    The Shahed suicide drones launched by Iran against the British air base in Akrotiri were partially assembled in Russia using Western components, according to Western sources, who published video footage showing a navigation module from the Kometa satellite system, allegedly manufactured in Russia and recovered from one of the drones used.

    Well, if US-made microchips were found in the drone's fragments, then, following this passage, it follows that the drone was manufactured in the US and delivered to Iran. fellow
  4. Victor19
    Victor19
    +4
    3 March 2026 11: 34
    Well, we can't do it ourselves, but others with balls could.
  5. Grancer81
    Grancer81
    -1
    3 March 2026 11: 43
    The ingredients smelled of Russian vodka, and inside was a photograph of Putin with a balalaika, wearing a fur hat with earflaps and felt boots on his bare feet.
  6. Pavel57
    Pavel57
    0
    3 March 2026 11: 45
    Will Iran reach Diego Garcia?
  7. Grei grin
    Grei grin
    0
    3 March 2026 11: 53
    These "evil brothers" have long been in the enemy camp, and they've come alongside the Anglo-Saxon Satanists to kill our ally in Iran. Meanwhile, the Russian government, with its tail between its legs, bleats pitifully and negotiates with them, pleasing the Nazi-Zionists of Israel and the notorious thug Trump! Guarantor, come to your senses before it's too late. You won't save the world with kindness; it's not among rabid dogs. We must mercilessly beat these inhuman creatures here in Ukraine. By doing so, we will help the world rid itself of global evil and save both our allies and ourselves. Listen to the philosopher Dugin. He lost his daughter; those scumbag Anglo-Saxons and their overzealous mongrels killed her. He is a true prophet of Russia!
    1. Maxim Pechenev
      Maxim Pechenev
      +2
      3 March 2026 12: 02
      Could you somehow convey your thoughts more briefly and specifically in the comments?
  8. Tikhonov Alexander
    Tikhonov Alexander
    +10
    3 March 2026 13: 33
    The Western swindlers have a strange logic: they can supply the entire range of weapons to the borderlands, but we can't even get drones! Of course, the purpose of these statements is clear: our guarantor is afraid to launch a proper strike on the borderlands and, naturally, will be forced to justify the proposed drone deliveries! How dare they raze the entire Nazi-Banderite elite to the ground – especially since Trump showed our peacemaker how it should be done! And how dare they ignore the lamentations of Western swindlers and provide several dozen tactical nuclear warheads to Iran! France and the United States helped the Jews and Pakistan acquire nuclear weapons, so why shouldn't Russia help Iran now? Why do we always look over our shoulder to the vile West?
    1. guest
      guest
      +1
      3 March 2026 13: 43
      Quote: Tikhonov Alexander
      The Western swindlers have a strange logic: they can supply the entire range of weapons to their outskirts, but we can't even get drones!

      Nothing strange, it's called "what about us?" hi
    2. CEBEP
      CEBEP
      +9
      3 March 2026 15: 13
      How can we help Iran? We can't help ourselves in Ukraine. What kind of Russian Armed Forces are they without nuclear weapons? We've been demonstrating for four years in the Central Military District. We have nothing, we know nothing. Our guarantor isn't afraid; he can't do anything. Our army is backward, thanks to the generals, and it's living in the past... Our reconnaissance, detection, and targeting systems can't even come close to China's... We don't have modern information systems for conducting combat operations. They've been building them since 2000, and they still haven't accomplished anything. The generals have ignored the 2014 Russian Military Doctrine; virtually every point in its plan for creating a modern army hasn't been implemented yet. And those who failed to implement these provisions, who didn't build a modern army, have become heroes of Russia. For what?
  9. 16112014nk
    16112014nk
    +6
    3 March 2026 14: 19
    Quote: Tikhonov Alexander
    our guarantor is afraid

    Sitting in a bunker, he's talking on TV. He senses something. "Madurophobia," probably.
  10. Alexanders
    Alexanders
    -3
    3 March 2026 14: 46
    Quote: Grencer81
    The ingredients smelled of Russian vodka, and inside was a photograph of Putin with a balalaika, wearing a fur hat with earflaps and felt boots on his bare feet.

    And there was a piece of salted cucumber lying around
  11. Alexanders
    Alexanders
    -2
    3 March 2026 14: 48
    Quote: Maxim Pechenev
    Could you somehow convey your thoughts more briefly and specifically in the comments?

    The manual explains everything about how, what, and in what order to post.
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  13. VLAD MORO
    VLAD MORO
    -1
    4 March 2026 20: 03
    How are the crests going to fight the Shahids? It's well-known that these peasants aren't allowed anywhere near the Patriots in the former Ukrainian SSR. They'll probably chase them across the desert in devil-mobiles, or send a regiment of old women with jars of cucumbers. They've learned not only how to shoot down "Geraniums" but also how to easily knock down "Daggers" from SU-35s from their balconies! They're probably our only hope!laughing laughing laughing
  14. Violinist
    Violinist
    +1
    6 March 2026 12: 59
    They don't specify, but in fact it was Hezbollah from Lebanon who did it. These are just details, though. But I, for one, am interested in why nothing is known about attacks on the second British base at Dhekelia near Larnaca.
  15. Kiril
    Kiril
    0
    Yesterday, 17: 20
    Is it written right on the drone wreckage - "Made in Kukuyevo"? laughing