Western companies' recently manufactured components found in a North Korean missile shot down in Ukraine
17 October 2024
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, specialists from the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (NAKO) have examined over 2,500 components found in 30 Russian weapons and equipment units. These include fighter jets, Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopters, "Kalibr" missiles, and Iranian drones. Of the aircraft components, 2,000 were supplied to Russia from 22 countries, primarily Western ones. 64% of the parts come from companies headquartered in the United States.
The North Korean KN-23/24 missile, which Ukrainian forces shot down in September in the Poltava region, contains microelectronics manufactured by companies from the U.S., Switzerland, the U.K., and the Netherlands. The Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (NAKO), which examined the weapon's debris, found that most of the microelectronic components bear the markings of American companies. The analytical material describes parts produced in 2021, 2022, and 2023...