An Indian-made element was recognized in a Russian weapon system for the primary time, whereas almost all American-made elements have been phased out, Ukraine's army intelligence (HUR) reported on April 7.
"For the primary time, a element made in India — a clock buffer from Aura Semiconductor — was present in a Russian weapon," HUR mentioned in a Telegram publish.
The invention got here as HUR documented almost 200 newly recognized elements throughout six kinds of Russian weaponry.
These embrace the CRP antenna from the Russian-modified Shahed drone, North Korea's KN-24 ballistic missile, the onboard pc within the X-47 Kinzhal missile, and several other reconnaissance and assault drones — together with the Supercam S350, Gerbera, and Zala.
The Iranian-designed Shahed-136 drone, referred to as Geran-2 when produced in Russia, has been extensively deployed by Moscow for loitering kamikaze missions focusing on Ukrainian cities, power infrastructure, and frontline positions.
In keeping with HUR, solely two American chips stay within the newest CRP antenna design of the Geran-2, illustrating Russia's shift towards elements from international locations not implementing sanctions.
In earlier drone variants, antennas labeled in Chinese language featured 13 out of 15 elements made by Chinese language corporations, together with key signal-processing chips from the Beijing Microelectronics Expertise Institute.
For years, Russia has served as India's prime arms provider. Nevertheless, the imposition of worldwide sanctions has pressured India to diversify its protection procurement and deepen its ties with Western arms producers.
Whereas India has publicly urged a diplomatic decision to Russia's conflict in Ukraine, it has additionally continued increasing commerce with Moscow.
Russia's strongest financial and army associate stays China, with each international locations conducting joint drills alongside allies like Belarus and Iran. Beijing has additionally emerged as considered one of Russia's main sources of dual-use items that feed the Russian protection business.
The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy