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Dozens of companies from NATO countries are known to produce microchips for Russian navigation systems that facilitate the operation of their missiles in the war in Ukraine. Photo/RFERL
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said that a total of 13 companies supplied them microchip for the Russian navigation system which enables the operation of Moscow’s missiles.
The 13 companies come from four NATO countries (US, UK, Canada and Belgium) and one neutral country; Swiss.
“Russian missiles do not reach their targets without clear coordinates,” the Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate said. “[Koordinat ini] determined by the navigation system.”
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GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System) is the Russian equivalent of the US GPS (Global Positioning System).
Russia uses GLONASS to aim its missiles at civilian infrastructure.
Management says missiles using GLONASS depend on microchip products from foreign companies in order to operate.
On its official website, the Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine publishes a list of 13 manufacturing companies microchip the.
The list includes US companies (Linx Technologies, Broadcom, Qualcomm, Telit, Maxim Integrated, TRIMBLE and Cavli Wireless).