Is Alibaba Selling Kamikaze Drones?
Several X users allege a Chinese company on the e-commerce website Alibaba was selling a suicide or kamikaze drone under the guise of a "UAV Surveying Mapping" drone.
"Sunlipo Energy Shenzhen Co., Ltd. was revealed to be selling a fixed-wing loitering drone, XHZ-50, for $57K on http://Alibaba.com and can be shipped anywhere in the world," one X user said.
Sunlipo Energy Shenzhen Co., Ltd. was revealed to be selling a fixed-wing loitering drone, XHZ-50, for $57K on https://t.co/ZAOEf4pFqQ and can be shipped anywhere in the world.
— Iron Lady (@nuwangzi) January 17, 2024
However, shortly after that. the product was removed from the website.https://t.co/pP7g1LVt70 pic.twitter.com/Kv0OHKvGyl
On Tuesday evening, the user noted that the listing on Alibaba mysteriously disappeared shortly after X users posted about the drone.
Other users said:
Damn it's actually true.
— Rohan Sachdeva (@iRohanSachdeva) January 16, 2024
Even has four 5-star reviews as well lol, being consistent with any Chinese product's bot generated reviews.
Truly what a time to be alive.https://t.co/SWRILlCcWh https://t.co/zb80Y4dsQv
🚨 Allegedly, Chinese Alibaba is now selling kamikaze UAVs online for $57,000
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 17, 2024
Source: Clash Report pic.twitter.com/HCE9SFCN8X
Compare and contrast a suicide drone in Ukraine versus the Alibaba drone.
Not all X users were convinced that the Chinese drone was capable of warfare: "In the effort of fairness what on here says "Kamikaze.""
However, a recent New York Times report said Ukraine has received millions of Chinese-made drones and spare parts. And these cheap drones have also been flooding battlefields in the Middle East.
