Texas Instruments

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence maintains a public, searchable database of foreign components recovered from Russian military equipment, allowing lookups by manufacturer. A highlighted entry lists 816 Texas Instruments parts found in Russian weapons, complete with photos. Observers point to the database as evidence that Western-made electronics continue to reach Russian arms systems despite sanctions, fueling debate over export controls and sanctions enforcement.

Analysis of Russia's Geran-4 attack drone shows it is built around a roughly $25,000 hobby jet engine and relies on Texas Instruments microchips, despite Western sanctions meant to cut Russia off from advanced electronics. The findings highlight how cheap consumer and off-the-shelf components continue to power Russian weapons used in the war against Ukraine.