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Russia expands Alabuga carbon-fiber line to boost Shahed/Geran drone output

Russia expands Alabuga carbon-fiber line to boost Shahed/Geran drone output

The post describes Russia building a new production line at Alabuga-Volokno to produce up to 500 tons/year of aviation carbon fiber, enabling an estimated +28,000 Shahed/Geran airframes annually and reducing dependence on Chinese inputs. This is a battlefield-relevant industrial innovation (supply-chain/production scaling) that could materially increase Russia’s long-range drone strike capacity over the next few years.

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  • TG: Operatyvno ZSU · https://t.me/operativnoZSU/221615
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