Russia has probably unleashed at least 90 Shahed-136 ‘kamikaze’ drones on Ukrainian targets in recent weeks ➡️ New evidence suggests the weapons are the latest used by the Kremlin to contain Western components 🔴 Exclusive cahalmilmo and deankirby_
, by police showed what the authorities said were two components from a drone used to attack the port of Odesa. In a separate technical document seen by, Ukraine’s armed forces last month described components in a prototype of the Shahed-136, including circuit boards and microchips manufactured by Texas Instruments.
The TI circuit board pictured by Ukrainian police can be bought from numerous websites for $14 . It is understood bythat the particular microchip – a digital signal processor used for applications including radar and telecommunications – is a technology dating back to the 1980s. Other components of the Shahed-136, including its engine, are available on China-based e-commerce websites.
“We are in a new era where drones offer countries capabilities such as aerial bombardment that only the very wealthiest could previously afford. It’s not an exaggeration to say that part of the Ukraine war is being fought over what types of sensors and chip sets you can buy online and stopping them turning up in packages sent to Isfahan or suburban Moscow.”
Russia and Iran are widely known to have set up extensive smuggling networks to try to maintain access to more advanced Western components, often filtering shipments via the Middle East and South East Asia. RUSI said there was a growing case for a strengthening of export restrictions and enforcement to make it harder for sanctioned regimes to replenish their weaponry stockpiles.
Images of destroyed Orlan-10 drones, Russia’s primary reconnaissance UAV, has shown off-the-shelf Canon cameras, taped or glued into place, being used as imaging systems. In one case, the drone’s fuel tank appears to have been fashioned from the top and lid of a plastic water bottle. In other cases, Moscow is said to be using chips extracted from domestic appliances such as dishwashers and washing machines for use in its missile systems.
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