How Russia uses low tech in its high-tech weapons

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The weapons Russia is using to destroy Ukrainian towns and cities are often powered by Western innovation, said a report that analysed Russian weapons. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - As Russian forces fire precision-guided weapons at military and civilian targets in Ukraine, officers in Ukraine's security service working with private analysts have collected parts of the crashed missiles to unravel their enemy's secrets.

The research team examined the Russian material in July at the invitation of the Ukrainian government. Those restrictions were intended to stop the shipment of high-tech items that could help Russia's military abilities. The investigators analysed the remains of three types of Russian cruise missiles - including Moscow's newest and most advanced model, the Kh-101 - and its newest guided rocket, the Tornado-S.

"If you want to have effective control and make sure that the Russians can't get their hands on them, you need to know what the Russians need and what they use," Mr Spleeters said.More On This TopicThe investigators found an overall reliance by Russian engineers on certain semiconductors from specific Western manufacturers, not just in munitions but also in surveillance drones, communications equipment, helicopter avionics and other military goods.

"This is late 1990s or a mid-2000s level of technology at best,"Mr Arsenio Menendez, a NASA contractor who reverse-engineers guided weapon components as a hobby, said after examining photos of Russian military electronics taken by the researchers.

 

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