Ukraine identified a slew of foreign parts in Russia's anti-jamming tech. Over 75% are American.
Russia's Kometa systems for Shahed drones and Iskander-M missiles were found with 28 chips and other electronics made by US firms, per GUR.
Ukraine has identified a significant number of foreign components, primarily American, in Russia's anti-jamming technology. The Geran-2 regularly employs the Kometa system for navigation and electronic warfare suppression over Ukrainian skies. The Ukrainian military intelligence agency, GUR, has published a catalog listing US digital processors, chips, and other components found in the Kometa.
Over 75% of the 37 foreign components identified are US-made. The components, sourced from ten American companies, include digital processors from Intel's Altera, radio-frequency and precision components from Analog Devices, memory chips from Micron, and supporting electronics from Texas Instruments. Additionally, three components originate from Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, and Swiss manufacturers.
A Texas Instruments spokesperson condemned the use of their chips in Russian military equipment, emphasizing that any shipments into Russia are illicit and unauthorized. The GUR's list, which routinely reports on foreign parts in Russian equipment, is emerging during an intensified electronic warfare race critical to Ukraine's air defense.
As Russia increasingly launches faster, jet-powered drones, Ukraine's forces rely on anti-jamming tools like Kometa antenna panels to counter Russian drone and missile attacks. The 16-element Kometa, with an array of 16 antennas, is one of Russia's more advanced systems, previously using eight-element Kometas.
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