- Aug 6, 2012
- 27,950
- 24,754
- 2,405
It's a company from Ontario so I wouldn't be surprised if some SOB career covert OPP officer prentending to be an "executive" somewhere didn't just pad their pockets with a nice payday to sell these to a banned country. Or, it could just your standard spy that gets to run free in Canada while the police chase rabbits.
Either way, I suspect the Canadian government and Ukraine knows who to blame.
www.barrons.com
Canadian authorities are investigating how Canadian-made parts made it into Iranian drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday.
Local media reported that European think-tank Statewatch and authorities in Kyiv found antenna components from Ottawa-based Tallysman Wireless -- among 30 parts produced by Western companies -- in Iranian-made Shahed 136 drones that are part of Russia's arsenal.
He cited strict enforcement of export permits for sensitive technologies.
"We're going to be following up with this company," Trudeau said, "to try and figure out exactly how items that were not supposed to get into the hands of anyone like the Iranian government actually ended up there."
Tallysman Wireless, he added, was "fully cooperating" with the investigation.
Ottawa has recently sanctioned several Iranian drone makers.
"We're obviously extremely concerned about those reports," Trudeau said. "We do not want (Canadian technologies) used in Russia's illegal war in Ukraine or Iran's contribution to that (war)."
He cited strict enforcement of export permits for sensitive technologies.
"We're going to be following up with this company," Trudeau said, "to try and figure out exactly how items that were not supposed to get into the hands of anyone like the Iranian government actually ended up there."
Either way, I suspect the Canadian government and Ukraine knows who to blame.
Canada Probing How Its Parts Ended Up In Iranian Drones Used By Russia
Canadian authorities are investigating how Canadian-made parts made it into Iranian drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday.
Canadian authorities are investigating how Canadian-made parts made it into Iranian drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday.
Local media reported that European think-tank Statewatch and authorities in Kyiv found antenna components from Ottawa-based Tallysman Wireless -- among 30 parts produced by Western companies -- in Iranian-made Shahed 136 drones that are part of Russia's arsenal.
He cited strict enforcement of export permits for sensitive technologies.
"We're going to be following up with this company," Trudeau said, "to try and figure out exactly how items that were not supposed to get into the hands of anyone like the Iranian government actually ended up there."
Tallysman Wireless, he added, was "fully cooperating" with the investigation.
Ottawa has recently sanctioned several Iranian drone makers.
"We're obviously extremely concerned about those reports," Trudeau said. "We do not want (Canadian technologies) used in Russia's illegal war in Ukraine or Iran's contribution to that (war)."
He cited strict enforcement of export permits for sensitive technologies.
"We're going to be following up with this company," Trudeau said, "to try and figure out exactly how items that were not supposed to get into the hands of anyone like the Iranian government actually ended up there."
