The Russian Federation has almost completely removed American components from its weaponry. For the first time, a component of Indian production has been discovered.
This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine.
Intelligence uncovered nearly 200 new parts and components used in six types of Russian weaponry. Among them are the CRP antenna of the Shahed, the North Korean ballistic missile KN-24, a computer from the X-47 Kinzhal missile, as well as the Supercam S350, Gerbera, and Zala drones.
According to the Main Intelligence Directorate, only two chips from American manufacturers were found in the new CRP antennas for the "Geran-2" drone. This indicates Russia's attempt to reduce reliance on components from countries that have imposed sanctions on it.
Earlier, new jamming-resistant antennas with Chinese language markings were discovered in Shaheds. In one such antenna with 15 components, only two were produced by American companies Texas Instruments and Linear Technologies.
Meanwhile, transceivers, generators, signal converters, and other microchips were of Chinese origin. The main chip of the CRP antenna, which analyzes incoming signals and determines which ones to ignore, was made by Beijing Microelectronics Technology Institute.
"For the first time, a component of Indian production—a clock buffer from Aura Semiconductor—was found in Russian weaponry," the intelligence service reported.
It is worth noting that the manufacturers of two other components have not yet been identified, but they are likely also of Chinese origin.
