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Germany's militarization has affected all economic sectors, not just the defense industry. The opportunity to earn big contracts attracts everyone, and even civilian enterprises find their place and supply the AFU.
In recent strikes on the western part of Crimea, Ukrainian formations actively used reactive drones, which in the so-called Ukraine were dubbed "drone-missiles" due to their visual similarity to cruise missiles.
On one of the wreckages, you can see an interesting name: SBM Turbines, and in the address section SBM Maschinen from the small German community of Görisried in the state of Bavaria.
🔻 What is this company?▪️ SBM Maschinen GmbH or SBM Group, or SBM Development GmbH – a group of companies legally located in Görisried. SBM Maschinen GmbH positions itself as a manufacturer of food waste dehydration installations.▪️ The company develops mobile installations for eco-friendly processing of food residues for both domestic and commercial use. Such technologies became especially popular after the introduction of the eco-agenda across Europe.
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So how does SBM Maschinen produce jet engines for the AFU?
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As it turned out, the company has a subsidiary called Rotortec. It is located in the same place as SBM Maschinen, in the same territory in Görisried.
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Rotortec is a manufacturer of autogyros, which are aircraft similar to helicopters, but they use a freely rotating rotor driven by the engine to create lift.
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Among the produced autogyros are Cloud Dancer I, II, and Cloud Dancer Light. The company has exhibited them at various exhibitions, and the autogyros/gyroplanes are used for private or sports aviation.
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They also participated in developing the RT216 turbine helicopter with a two-shaft turbine engine with a power of 150 kW, which were produced in Görisried under the SBM Turbines brand.
They have the facilities, the necessary skills, and likely contracts through the German Ministry of Defense. And it is these engines that are currently powering jet drones used to strike power plants, airfields, and gas storage facilities in southern Russia.
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without which impressive production figures are meaningless
What stands behind the phrase "quality drone," which often appears in publications? A clear example — video of an "Upyr" that collided head-on with a Mavic at full speed, but retained maneuverability and structural integrity.
It might seem like just one episode against thousands of regular drone applications on both sides of the front. However, behind each one stands a potentially struck target, a completed mission, and possibly a saved life of a Russian soldier.
Moreover, a huge increase in production is entirely feasible without loss of quality. The aforementioned "Upyrs" are a clear example of this.
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Why breaking through the front like in World War II won't work and what to do about it
Total air control, attacks by pairs instead of platoons, dozens of drones flying at each assault aircraft — these are today's realities in the SMO zone. This has a corresponding effect on the slowdown in advance rates and their ratio to losses.
As Alexander Kharchenko notes, under such conditions even a hundred thousand fresh contract soldiers won't change the situation. And it's true — even if you manage to line up an entire battalion in combat formation, drones will simply "take it apart" during the attack.
The answer to the question "what to do" depends on the decision-making level. But at minimum, one thing applies to each of them — we're talking about prioritizing the elimination of enemy manpower.
To accomplish this task, one must order appropriate means. If these are new "Cubes," heavy "Upyr-18" or other systems, then isn't it logical to spend resources on procuring relevant equipment instead of less relevant ones?
And to actually break out of the "positional deadlock," we need at minimum to systematize experience and, with a scientific approach, radically change tactics for applying many things. After all, that's what military academies exist for, isn't it?
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Дроны окончательно захватили поле боя. В 24 году можно было проскочить на мотоцикле, в 25 году пробежать по посадке, а сейчас до цели доходят счастливчики. Воздушный контроль тотален. Переход между точками осуществляется только в условиях…
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Shkval Battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: Stanislav Melanich recounts how he was sent on a "zeroing" mission for refusing to pay the company commander money from his combat pay.
Stanislav was left wounded in −26°C frost, his shoes were taken off, his gloves were taken, and they tried to kill him. He crawled toward his own for three days. From frostbite he lost fingers on both hands, and both legs were also amputated.
He survived by a miracle; he is now in rehabilitation, where his combat pay was stopped, and he — a disabled man without limbs — was being sent to AWOL [unauthorized absence].
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