The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) is publishing on the War&Sanctions portal 140 russian and foreign components identified in the 9M723 Iskander-M ballistic missile, data on 35 companies involved in producing these missiles, as well as information on more than 100 of their officials and employees.

In recent months, the enemy has been using ballistic weapons as the primary means of its air attacks in the war. The fact that such strikes occur predominantly at night, while the flight time of ballistic missiles to the Ukrainian capital is only a few minutes, indicates their purely terrorist nature. This tactic is aimed at intimidating Ukrainians and forcing them to accept peace at any cost — rather than peace on terms that are just for Ukraine and the civilized world.

During one of the combined missile strikes on the capital this summer, the enemy used updated 9M723-2 ballistic missiles for the first time, also known by the unofficial designation “Iskander-1000.” The missile is part of the system known as “Bora-M.” Thanks to a larger engine and, consequently, a larger launch vehicle, the upgraded missile can strike targets at distances of up to 550 km, compared with 390 km for the 9M723-1. The remaining parts of the missile are identical to those of the 9M723-1.

To counter the aggressor’s plans, it is essential to consolidate efforts aimed at restricting russia’s program to develop, produce and modernize ballistic weapons.

Launching a series of publications on russian ballistic weapons, DIU is today releasing additional details on the production of 9M723 ballistic missiles for the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system. The new page on the portal brings together several datasets:

• • an interactive 3D model of the missile, its main components, and more than 170 russian- and foreign-made components identified in captured missile samples;
• • 82 russian and two Belarusian companies involved in the production of these missiles;
• • 108 key officials and employees of the main companies involved in the production chain;
• • 121 pieces of foreign technological equipment used by these companies.

A significant portion of this data is being published for the first time today — 140 components, 35 companies, and 108 individuals.

Despite persistent efforts to localize production, the 9M723 missile still contains a significant share of foreign components. Only a quarter of the 140 components published today are manufactured by Russian companies; almost half — 63 — are made by manufacturers in the United States, eight each in Switzerland and Belarus, four each in Germany and Taiwan, and three in China.

In one of the most important components of the missile’s guidance system — the flight information processing unit, which processes data received from a laser gyroscope — only five of its 43 components are manufactured in russia.

The most critical components — the microprocessor, FPGA, memory, digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital converters — are made by US and Taiwanese manufacturers, including DM&P Electronics, Xilinx (part of AMD), Atmel (part of Microchip Technology), Winbond Electronics, Micron Technology, and Analog Devices.

All the companies, entities, and facilities disclosed must become the number-one priority of the civilized world’s sanctions policy, as recent months have shown that no country can provide enough air-defense systems to intercept dozens of ballistic missiles every night.