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Russia's Geran-4 Drone Built From Hobby Jet Parts
Original: Russia's Geran-4 Runs On A $25,000 Hobby Jet, Texas Instruments Chips
Analysis of Russia's Geran-4 attack drone shows it is built around a roughly $25,000 hobby jet engine and relies on Texas Instruments microchips, despite Western sanctions meant to cut Russia off from advanced electronics. The findings highlight how cheap consumer and off-the-shelf components continue to power Russian weapons used in the war against Ukraine.
Why now: Sanctions failures and the low-cost, off-the-shelf nature of the components are drawing renewed attention to how Russia sources drone technology.
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