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Russia’s Zip-Tie Air Force: How a Fighter Jet "Joke" Fooled Western Analysts

Several reputable OSINT analysts thought this was real...

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Wes O'Donnell
Aug 13, 2025
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The zip ties should have been a dead giveaway. Even Russia isn’t that dense.

Somewhere in Russia, a group of volunteer drone makers decided to have a little fun.

They strapped a quadcopter to a MiG-29 …

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