Silicon Lifeline: Interactive Summary Report
James Byrne, Gary Somerville, Joe Byrne, Dr Jack Watling , Nick Reynolds and Jane Baker
8 August 20225 Minute Read
Based on the technical inspection of Russian military equipment captured in or fired at Ukraine, our report 'Silicon Lifeline: Western Electronics at the Heart of Russia's War Machine' outlines the extent to which Russia’s multi-billion-dollar, decades-long military modernisation programme has depended on the extensive use of microelectronics manufactured in the US, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the UK, France and Germany.
WRITTEN BY
James Byrne
Former Director, OSIA
Gary Somerville
Research Fellow
Open Source Intelligence and Analysis (OSIA)
Joe Byrne
Research Fellow
Open Source Intelligence and Analysis (OSIA)
Dr Jack Watling
Senior Research Fellow, Land Warfare
Military Sciences
Nick Reynolds
Research Fellow, Land Warfare
Military Sciences
Jane Baker
Independent Consultant