Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies
The Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) is a Moscow-based Russian think tank focused on defence industry, armaments and military-technical policy. It was founded in 1997 and is headed by Ruslan Pukhov. The centre is known for its publications on Russian arms exports, the state of the armed forces and the defence-industrial complex, as well as analytical studies of military conflicts.
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Iran seeks modernized Russian Geran-5 drones for use against Israel and the US, FT reports
Iran has asked Russia to supply it with modernized Geran-5 jet drones — the Russian-developed evolution of Iran's own Shahed design — for potential strikes against Israel and the United States, the Financial Times reported, citing Western intelligence. The request marks a reversal of the original Shahed supply relationship and comes as Moscow scales up jet-powered drone production, producing more than 1,400 such units since the start of the year.