Russians have learned how to ‘rivet’ Lancet drones from vape batteries and microcircuits for children’s toys
Analysis of the wreckage of one of the Russian Lancet-type kamikaze drones showed that the Russians use microcircuits from children’s toys and vape batteries to manufacture such UAVs.
But at the same time, the ‘stuffing’ of the Russian ‘wunderwaffe’ also includes ‘dual-purpose’ electronics produced by Western companies.
Lancet Drone internals was shared by a friend of mine. If someone posted and identified these chips before. I am not an expert on this. But I hope some of you will find this interesting. I'm 90% sure it's a lancet, but not 100%. pic.twitter.com/yiycxJ2I7e
— ✙🍉 Constantine 🍉✙ (@Teoyaomiquu) January 30, 2023
In particular, it is noted that the Russians use Samsung batteries for the production of their Lancets, not just any vape batteries. Also in the ‘stuffing’ of this racist ‘miracle weapon’ are boards and production processes of American companies Analog Devices, Semtech, Silicon Labs, and also from European NXP and Infineon Technologies, which are mass-produced and apparently freely sold on the world market.
And in addition to microcircuits from children’s toys, according to Kalinovsky, the Russians can also use components from flashlights for diving or rear-view systems for cars.
The data described above allow us to say that the Kremlin is trying to scale up the production of Lancet-type kamikaze drones, using the cheapest foreign-made components available on the civil technology market. But at the same time, what production rate will be able to ‘squeeze out’ the Russian military-industrial complex – there is no data yet.
We can only note that even before the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, Russian ‘experts’ emphasized that the need to use foreign components would remain a weak point of the Lancet project.
