OSINT analysts identify production facilities for the Russian Garpiya-A1 attack drone
OSINT analysts have identified the location of the production facilities for the Russian Garpiya-A1 attack drone, which was created based on the Shahed-136 concept.
Source: OSINT analyst Dnipro Osint ⟨ Harbuz ⟩ on Telegram
Details: Harbuz recalled how Almaz-Antey, a Russian state-owned company in the arms industry, recently posted a promotional video featuring the export version of the Garpiya-A1(E) and the UAV-D.
Promotional video featuring the export version of the Garpiya-A1(E) and the UAV-D
The analyst noted that externally, the Garpiya-A1 resembles the Russian Geran (Shahed-136), but it is manufactured by a different company within the Russian military-industrial complex – the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol.
Quote: "Coordinates: 56.852355° 53.276128°. Production facilities are located on the territory of the former 300th production site of the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant. In 2019, this site was acquired by the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol."
Details: Harbuz emphasised that the video shows building No. 12. It is used as the final assembly shop for the UAVs.
The analyst also shared that in 2023, the Russian Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol worth over RUB 1 billion (about US$12 million) to begin production of the Garpiya-A1. On 13 September 2024, debris of this UAV type was recorded on the territory of Ukraine for the first time.
Harbuz also highlighted that these drones have already been repeatedly used for strikes against Ukraine. In particular, on 25 September, one of them struck a railway infrastructure facility in Poltava Oblast.
According to the OSINT analyst, the production site was geolocated through joint efforts with GEOINT analysts from project CyberBoroshno.
Background: Ukrainska Pravda along with the GEOINT project CyberBoroshno recently investigated Russian "droneports" (specialised drone launch facilities) and strikes against them.
Read more about it in the article: "Droneports": inside Russian UAV bases and why they are so difficult to destroy
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