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French oil giant Total supplies a refinery making Russian military jet fuel
- rasz 4y agoLets not forget Lynred (French) military grade 640x480@120Hz microbolometers https://lynred.com/sites/default/files/2021-07/PICO640GEN2%20Datasheet.pdf https://lynred.com/sites/default/files/2021-07/PICO640GEN2%2... in supposedly over 1000 Orlan drones, and hundreds of Thales (French) thermal sights on Russian tanks and helis https://www.barrons.com/news/france-s-thales-accused-of-selling-to-russia-despite-sanctions-01650654607 https://www.barrons.com/news/france-s-thales-accused-of-sell... all somehow sold under heavy post 2014 Crimea sanctions. Article about corrupted initiative to build homegrown microbolometers that somehow despite stealing hundreds of millions still managed to secure supply of French sensors. https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/8252-secret-deals-undermined-tech-firm-working-for-russian-military https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/8252-secret-deals-un...