Black Mirror hackers release third batch of Rostec files covering Russia’s purchases of avionics for planes, helicopters, and UAVs from Iran

On Oct. 21, the hacker group Black Mirror released the third batch of leaked documents from Russian state defense conglomerate Rostec. The new release, consisting of more than 250 documents, includes materials related to cooperation with Algeria, Iran, and India, the group said.

One document describes meetings held in late July 2024 between Russian companies and representatives of Iran’s Center for Progress and Development (CPDI). Other meetings connected Russian and Iranian aviation firms. “At a specially organized exhibition of avionics products, the Iranian side presented to Russian representatives various avionics systems developed and produced by Iranian enterprises for aircraft, helicopters, and UAVs,” the document reads.

According to the papers, the two sides agreed that Iran would send the Russian companies KRET (Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies) and RPKB (Ramenskoye Instrument Design Bureau) technical specifications and price information for laser altimeters, laser rangefinders, and lidar systems. Russian representatives also reportedly asked Iran to consider manufacturing “certain parts and semi-finished components for civil aviation” on its territory.