LABSCon23 Replay | Meet the Iranian Company Powering Russia’s Drone War on Ukraine | Adam Rawnsley

Using hacked documents and videos along with court records, web registration information, business records, and other open sources, Adam Rawnsley, a reporter for Rolling Stone, traces the rise of a key Iranian drone company from late 2000s aviation forum posts to contracts with some of the highest ranking generals in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Mado’s trail starts in Iran but moves through China, Germany, Saudi Arabia, an Iranian motorcycle company, and finally Russia and Ukraine.