Autel, the drone manufacturer in this article, does not ship to Israel nor allow their purchase. These drones are sold overseas, then donated or smuggled to Israel to skirt China’s control over it, then modified to be able to drop grenades. From RedWizard’s post:
As it stands now China will not ship these drones to Israel. According to Autel, they have banned the sale of their drones to the entire region. They’ve made two statements on the matter. Here:
On Amazon and other platforms you can not get these drones shipped to Israel:
China is not arming the IDF, the west is arming the IDF, and since practically everything is made in China these days it’s cheaper for the west to buy consumer drones from China, smuggle them into Israel, then modify them. The idea that China is directly selling drones to Israel is fake news created directly to sow division on the left with respect to China as US/PRC relations are dramatically in flux right now.
With great success.
Credit to comrade @RedWizard@hexbear.net for his research on this subject.
Autel, the drone manufacturer in this article, does not ship to Israel nor allow their purchase. These drones are sold overseas, then donated or smuggled to Israel to skirt China’s control over it, then modified to be able to drop grenades. From RedWizard’s post:
China is not arming the IDF, the west is arming the IDF, and since practically everything is made in China these days it’s cheaper for the west to buy consumer drones from China, smuggle them into Israel, then modify them. The idea that China is directly selling drones to Israel is fake news created directly to sow division on the left with respect to China as US/PRC relations are dramatically in flux right now.