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No, they don't. In fact nvidia is one of the few that's NOT involved. It's definitely a group effort: https://militarnyi.com/en/news/czech-engine-and-western-el

by spwa4 5mo ago

No, they don't. In fact nvidia is one of the few that's NOT involved. It's definitely a group effort: https://militarnyi.com/en/news/czech-engine-and-western-electronics-components-of-the-shahed-238-drone-revealed/ https://militarnyi.com/en/news/czech-engine-and-western-elec... Component / part Company Company country Public factory / manufacturing-origin info TJ150 turbojet engine PBS Velka Bites Czechia EU Czechia; manufacturer is PBS Velka Bites TW1721 GNSS antennas, block of 4 Calian / Tallysman Canada Canada / West Ottawa, Canada manufacturing publicly stated by Calian/Tallysman AD9361BBCZ RF transceiver Analog Devices USA USA COO/assembly: South Korea; wafer diffusion: Taiwan MIMXRT1052 microcontroller NXP USA / NXP USA / Netherlands West Distributor COO often China; NXP PCN references SMIC8 40nm wafer fab N63A0QI chip Intel USA USA Exact COO not found publicly STM32F405 microcontroller units STMicroelectronics Switzerland / France / Italy Europe / Switzerland Probably Manufactured in China ADIS16480 inertial measurement unit Analog Devices USA USA COO: Philippines; ADI PCN adds IMI Philippines as approved assembly site TMS320F28335PGFA microcontroller Texas Instruments USA USA COO/assembly: Philippines; wafer diffusion: Japan I found some details on an "AI version" of this drone, using Rockchip chips.

genxy 5mo ago
All of that stuff minus the turbojet is like water. It is everywhere. No supply chain control is going to stop it. Not only are these specific parts ubiquitous, but they have set the standard in the industry, so there are numerous compatible and competing parts that could easily substitute.
- HeyLaughingBoy 5mo ago
  Reminds me of the news program in the early 2000's that breathlessly reported that an American company was contributing to terrorism. The "evidence?" Someone found an unexploded IED that had a component with a logo that's familiar to probably every EE in the Western world: Texas Instruments! Problem is that it was a generic "jellybean" 74LS logic IC that's churned out by the millions and sold everywhere, to everyone and also made by a dozen other manufacturers. Hell, I probably had a dozen or so in my parts drawers. The drawback to having easily obtainable electronic components is that the people you don't like can also get them.
dzonga 5mo ago
so most of the components of the so called cheap drone are western :(. tragedy.

by spwa4 5mo ago

genxy 5mo ago

All of that stuff minus the turbojet is like water. It is everywhere. No supply chain control is going to stop it. Not only are these specific parts ubiquitous, but they have set the standard in the industry, so there are numerous compatible and competing parts that could easily substitute.

HeyLaughingBoy 5mo ago
Reminds me of the news program in the early 2000's that breathlessly reported that an American company was contributing to terrorism. The "evidence?" Someone found an unexploded IED that had a component with a logo that's familiar to probably every EE in the Western world: Texas Instruments! Problem is that it was a generic "jellybean" 74LS logic IC that's churned out by the millions and sold everywhere, to everyone and also made by a dozen other manufacturers. Hell, I probably had a dozen or so in my parts drawers. The drawback to having easily obtainable electronic components is that the people you don't like can also get them.

dzonga 5mo ago

so most of the components of the so called cheap drone are western :(. tragedy.