British technology found in Russian weapons used against Ukraine, new report reveals.
Oscillators and crystals made by Somerset-based Golledge Electronics are built into Russian radars and missile systems.
The highly sophisticated components show that Moscow’s military machine relies on highly sophisticated Western technology, according to the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
Russia has lost so many cruise and ballistic missiles, electronic warfare equipment and specialized radios in Ukraine that “the deterioration of Russian military capabilities could become permanent if appropriate policies are implemented,” the report said.
The Kremlin has also created a “secret network” of spies to try to find replacements for components it can no longer access due to sanctions, he added.
Oscillators and crystals emit a precise electrical signal that can be used in computer chips and quartz watches.
Russia built them into its Torn-MDM, a truck-based system designed to intercept communications and radio signals, and the Tor-M2 missile, which uses radar to detect targets.
The United Kingdom, as a member of the European Union, introduced a ban on the export of so-called “dual-use” goods for military purposes as part of a package of sanctions against Moscow since 2014 following its illegal annexation of Crimea.
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