OTTAWA, KOMPAS.com- Canadian authorities are investigating how Canadian-made parts ended up in an Iranian drone used by Russia to attack Ukraine.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said so on Monday (5/12/2022).
Local Canadian media reported that European think tank Statewatch and Kyiv authorities found antenna components from Ottawa-based Tallysman Wireless on an Iranian-made Shahed 136 drone that was part of the Russian arsenal.
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“We are obviously very concerned about the reports,” Trudeau said.
“We don’t want (Canadian technology) to be used in Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine or Iran’s contribution to it,” he said, quoted by Kompas.com. AFP news agency.
He alluded to Canada’s strict enforcement of export permits for sensitive technologies.
“We’re going to follow this endeavor, to try to figure out exactly how things that shouldn’t fall into the hands of people like the Iranian government actually get there,” Trudeau said.
He confirmed that Tallysman Wireless is fully prepared to cooperate with the investigation process.
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Ottawa recently sanctioned several Iranian drone manufacturers.
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