A citation-grade, open dataset of 8,300+ foreign-produced components found inside 195+ drone & missile platforms documented across the Russia–Ukraine war and other modern theaters. Sourced from the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR/HUR), NACP, Conflict Armament Research, IISS, RUSI, KSE Institute, ISIS-online, CSIS, CEPA, ICIJ, Bellingcat, and 30+ other primary sources.
🗺 Interactive map ·
📊 Top-50 most-found chips ·
📈 What worked / didn't — cited statistics ·
🛡 Counter-UAS detection & identification ·
🧭 Drone family tree ·
🪪 Citation (BibTeX) ·
⚖ Ethical disclaimer
Sample result format (illustrative values — run on your own data for real findings):
{
"drone_id": "DRN-001",
"latitude": 37.7749,
"longitude": -122.4194,
"altitude": 100,
"speed": 20,
"direction": 270,
"timestamp": "2023-02-15T14:30:00Z",
"battery_level": 75,
"signal_strength": 80,
"target_type": "person",
"target_distance": 50,
"target_velocity": 5
}
flowchart LR
SRC[GUR War & Sanctions · CAR · ISIS-online · CSIS · 30+ sources] --> DATA[(dataset<br/>components · drones · manufacturers · teardowns · supply-chain)]
DATA --> VAL[schema validation<br/>CI: no source_url, no merge]
DATA --> Q[query.py<br/>component / manufacturer / country]
DATA --> STAT[analysis<br/>statistics · counter-UAS]
Q --> USE[export-control / sanctions compliance]
| Count | Primary source | |
|---|---|---|
| Drone platforms documented | 195 | GUR + CAR + IISS aggregation |
| Foreign components catalogued | 8,326 | GUR War & Sanctions + NACP |
| Manufacturers identified | 621 | cross-linked to OpenSanctions |
| Countries of origin | 27 | weighted by component count |
| Strike incidents geo-tagged | — | ACLED + OSINT timeline (join-only, not redistributed) |
| Last sync | 2026-06-13 | weekly GitHub Action cron |
Sourcing rule (enforced by CI): every component row carries a public
source_url. No row, no merge. SeeCONTRIBUTING.md.
~70 % of foreign components inside Russian/Iranian drones originate from US-owned companies, with the top suppliers:
| Rank | Manufacturer | Country | # of components in dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Instruments | 🇺🇸 US | 2,044 |
| 2 | Analog Devices | 🇺🇸 US | 707 |
| 3 | Microchip Technology | 🇺🇸 US | 406 |
| 4 | CTS Corporation | 🇺🇸 US | 355 |
| 5 | System Logic Semiconductor | 🇰🇷 KR | 318 |
| 6 | Token Electronics | 🇹🇼 TW | 316 |
| 7 | STMicroelectronics | 🇨🇭/🇫🇷 CH | 268 |
| 8 | Maxim / Analog Devices | 🇺🇸 US | 254 |
| 9 | Xilinx (AMD) | 🇺🇸 US | ~120 |
| 10 | Altera (Intel) | 🇺🇸 US | ~110 |
Cross-source confirmation: KSE Institute (69%), Kyiv Independent on Geran-5, CEPA "Western Chips Power Russia's War", HSGAC PSI 2024, B4Ukraine analysis.
| Drone | Component | Manufacturer | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geran-3 (jet) | Bosch 0 580 254 044 fuel pump | 🇩🇪 Bosch | GUR |
| Geran-3 | STM32F070 / STM32F103 MCUs | 🇨🇭 STMicroelectronics | GUR |
| Geran-3 | Telefly JT80 turbojet | 🇨🇳 Telefly | GUR / BusinessInsider |
| Geran-4 (mesh) | Telefly LX-WP-160 turbojet | 🇨🇳 Telefly | GUR |
| Geran-4 | Tech Mesh Network XK modem | 🇨🇳 Xingkay Tech | GUR |
| Geran-5 | CTS clock oscillator dated Sept 2025 | 🇺🇸 CTS Corp | Kyiv Independent |
| Geran-5 | Infineon chip | 🇩🇪 Infineon | Kyiv Independent + CEPA |
| Shahed-136 | MD550 piston engine (copy of Limbach L550E) | 🇮🇷 MADO | GUR + Militarnyi |
| Shahed-136 | XCF16P FPGA config PROM | 🇺🇸 Xilinx (AMD) | GUR |
| Shahed-238 | TEM Tolou-10 turbojet (copy of PBS TJ100) | 🇮🇷 TEM | TWZ |
| Lancet-3 | NVIDIA Jetson TX2 AI module | 🇺🇸 NVIDIA | ISIS-online |
| Lancet-3 | u-blox anti-jam GNSS | 🇨🇭 u-blox | ISIS-online |
| Lancet-3 | AXI 5330 Gold Line brushless motor | 🇨🇿 AXI Model Motors | ISIS-online |
| Mohajer-6 | Rotax 912 IS Sport engine | 🇦🇹 BRP-Rotax | TWZ + ISIS |
| Orlan-10 | Xiamen Limbach L550E clone | 🇨🇳 Xiamen Limbach (via Fujian Delong) | Leave-Russia + Wire China |
| Kalibr 3M-14 | 80-90 foreign components | (many) | Eurasian Times |
| Kh-101 | 31 foreign components in a single missile | (many) | Global Defense Corp |
| KN-23/24 (DPRK) | ≥9 Western manufacturers | (many) | NK News |
| Spider's Web FPVs | ArduPilot autopilot | 🌍 open-source | Wikipedia, CSIS |
- Methodology
- Drone platforms — 195 entries, 15+ deep dives
- Components by category
- Theaters of operation — 8 theaters
- Primary sources — 60+ cited orgs
- Open-source flight stacks
- Counter-UAS & EW resources
- Drone of the week
- Contributing
- Citing this dataset
- Disclaimer
query.py (stdlib) turns the dataset into an analyst tool — built for
export-control / sanctions-compliance work: "does a part we (or a supplier) make
show up in any documented weapon system?"
python query.py component jetson # which weapons is the NVIDIA Jetson in?
python query.py manufacturer "u-blox" # all documented parts from a maker + the drones they're in
python query.py country US # components by manufacturer country
python query.py drone shahed-136 # components documented in a platform
python query.py drones --operator RU --role loitering_munition
python query.py stats # headline numbersAdd --json for machine-readable output. (component jetson → the NVIDIA Jetson TX2,
documented in the Klyn, Lancet Izd-51, and ZALA platforms.)
Every record in data/ is derived from a publicly accessible primary source:
scrapers/gur_war_sanctions.pyingests the GUR/HUR "War & Sanctions" portal (5,800+ rows). See https://war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua/en/components.scrapers/nacp_sanctions.pyingests Ukraine's NACP "Tools of War" module (Trap.org.ua). See https://trap.org.ua.scrapers/car_field_dispatches.pyindexes [Conflict Armament Research] field dispatches with PDF links. See https://www.conflictarm.com/field-dispatches/.- Manual structured extraction from peer-reviewed / institute reports:
IISS 2025,
RUSI Orlan Complex,
KSE Institute,
ISIS Lancet-3,
HSGAC 2024 PSI report,
CEPA, and 25+ more (see
docs/sources.md).
All rows pass JSON-Schema + cross-row Pandera validation in CI before merge.
| Family | Documented variants | Long-form profile |
|---|---|---|
| Shahed / Geran | Shahed-131, Shahed-136 MS001, Shahed-238 (jet), Geran-2, Geran-3 (Telefly JT80), Geran-4 (turbojet + mesh), Geran-5 | shahed-136.md, geran-3.md, geran-4.md, geran-5.md, shahed-238.md |
| Lancet / Izdeliye | Lancet-1, Lancet-3, Izdeliye-51, Izdeliye-52, Izdeliye-53 (4-tube launcher) | lancet.md |
| Orlan / Forpost | Orlan-10, Orlan-30, Forpost-R (IAI Searcher–derived) | orlan.md |
| Mohajer / Arash | Mohajer-6, Arash-2 | mohajer-6.md |
| Kub / KUB-2 / Privet-82 | Various | (auto-registered) |
| Russian cruise missiles | Kh-101, Kh-69, Kh-47M2 Kinzhal, 3M-14 Kalibr, 9M723 Iskander | (auto-registered) |
| North Korean | KN-23 / Hwasong-11A, KN-24 | (auto-registered) |
| Family | Models | Profile |
|---|---|---|
| Long-range strike | UJ-26 Bober, AN-196 Liutyi, AQ-400 Scythe, Palianytsia (turbojet) | bober.md, liutyi.md, aq-400-scythe.md, palianytsia.md |
| Heavy bombers | Vampire / Baba-Yaga family, R18 | baba-yaga.md |
| FPV / Interceptor | Wild Hornets Sting, Osa (Spider's Web) | wild-hornets.md, spiders-web.md |
| Naval | MAGURA V5/V7, Sea Baby, Mamai, Sargan-3000 | magura-v5.md |
- Iranian: Ababil-2/3, Toufan-II
- Turkish: Bayraktar TB2 (used in Libya, Ukraine, Karabakh, Sudan), Akinci
- US-supplied to Ukraine: Switchblade 300/600 (AeroVironment), Phoenix Ghost (Aevex), RQ-20 Puma, ScanEagle (Boeing Insitu)
- Chinese: Wing Loong I/II, CH-4B/CH-5, CH-95 (Sudan)
- Houthi / Yemen: Samad-3, Qasef-2K, Mersad — see
docs/theaters/red-sea.md - Hezbollah: Mersad-1/2, Ababil-T
- Commercial-repurposed: DJI Mavic 3, Autel EVO II V3, Skydio X10
| Category | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Microcontrollers / SoCs | ~430+ | STM32, Atmel/Microchip, TI C2000 |
| FPGAs / CPLDs | ~110+ | Xilinx (AMD), Altera (Intel), Lattice |
| GNSS / INS | ~200+ | u-blox, NASIR, SADRA, Septentrio, Trimble, Comet (RU) |
| RF / datalinks | ~520+ | TI, ADI, Maxim, mesh modems (Geran-4) |
| Engines | ~90+ | MD550 piston, JT80 turbojet, LX-WP-160, Rotax 912, AXI brushless |
| Power / regulators | ~310+ | Minmax, Murata, MPS, Bosch (Geran-3 fuel pump) |
| IMU / sensors | ~240+ | Bosch, Honeywell, InvenSense, ADIS |
| Optics / cameras | ~140+ | FLIR Boson, Sony IMX, EZCAP |
| AI accelerators | ~10+ | NVIDIA Jetson TX2 / Orin found in Lancet-3 and UA stacks |
| Memory | ~220+ | Micron, AMD (legacy AM29LV), Macronix, Winbond |
| Connectors & passives | ~1,000+ | The long tail |
- 🇺🇦 Russia–Ukraine — primary corpus, 8,000+ rows
- 🇮🇱 Israel / Gaza / Lebanon — multi-actor; Iran April + Oct 2024 direct strikes
- 🇾🇪 Red Sea / Yemen — Houthi vs. coalition shipping
- 🇸🇩 Sudan civil war — 1,000+ drone attacks 2023–2026
- 🇲🇲 Myanmar — 3D-printed insurgent UAS
- 🇱🇾 Libya — "largest drone war in the world" 2019-20
- 🇦🇲🇦🇿 Nagorno-Karabakh 2020 — the inflection point
- 🌏 Indo-Pacific — PLA UAVs + US Replicator
Primary sources (60+ orgs cited, see docs/sources.md)
| Source | What it provides | Link |
|---|---|---|
| GUR/HUR — War & Sanctions | 5,800+ component records | https://war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua/en/ |
| NACP — Trap.org.ua | Tools-of-war module | https://trap.org.ua/en/ |
| Conflict Armament Research | Field-dispatch forensics | https://www.conflictarm.com/field-dispatches/ |
| IISS | UAVs/missiles tracking (2025 PDF) | link |
| RUSI | The Orlan Complex | link |
| KSE Institute | 174-component analysis | link |
| ISIS-online | Lancet, Mohajer, Alabuga reports | https://isis-online.org/ |
| CSIS / Beyond Parallel | Yelabuga satellite, Spider's Web | https://beyondparallel.csis.org/ |
| CEPA | "Western Chips Power Russia's War" | https://cepa.org/article/western-chips-power-russias-war/ |
| HSGAC PSI 2024 | "US Technology Fueling Russia's War" | |
| ICIJ / CFHK | Hong Kong shell-co network | link |
| OpenSanctions | Sanctioned-entity DB (310k Russia-linked) | https://www.opensanctions.org/ |
| Kyiv Independent | Geran-5 chip-level forensics | https://kyivindependent.com/ |
| ACLED | Conflict event geocoding | https://acleddata.com/ |
| OSMP.ngo | Visual guides, 3D models | https://osmp.ngo/ |
| B4Ukraine | Sanctions-enforcement campaign | https://b4ukraine.org/ |
| OSINT For Ukraine | Microchip supply-chain investigation | https://osintforukraine.com/publications/microchips |
| Leave-Russia.org | Per-company exit tracker | https://leave-russia.org/ |
| Soufan Center / Critical Threats | Sudan + Middle East | https://thesoufancenter.org/ |
(60+ more, see docs/sources.md) |
These are the autopilots used by Ukrainian and (increasingly) Russian combat drones, including Operation Spider's Web:
- ArduPilot — canonical upstream; used in Spider's Web with dead-reckoning + AI
- PX4 Autopilot — Auterion-backed
- AuterionOS — hardened PX4 in Skynode S
- Betaflight — FPV racing → combat
- iNav — fixed-wing & long-range
- NORDA Dynamics — UA autonomy stack tuned for Raspberry Pi Zero 2
This repo does NOT host or mirror weaponizable firmware variants —
only links to canonical upstream projects. See DISCLAIMER.md.
See full playbook in docs/playbooks/:
- Electronic warfare — jamming, GPS spoofing, fiber FPV
- Counter-UAS taxonomy — detection + mitigation stack + magazine economics
- Autonomy & AI — what AI actually does on the battlefield today
- Supply chain & sanctions evasion — how Western chips reach Russian drones
Notable vendors: DroneShield, Anduril (Lattice + Anvil + Roadrunner-M) — $20B JIATF-401 contract, Raytheon Coyote Block 3, Bukovel-AD (UA).
A weekly issue (auto-opened by .github/workflows/dotw.yml) profiles one platform.
See docs/dotw/README.md for the queue (8 weeks pre-seeded).
Subscribe by clicking Watch → Custom → Issues at the top of the repo.
- Read
CONTRIBUTING.md - Pick an open issue tagged
good-first-row - Add rows that every carry a
source_urlfield - Run
make validatelocally - Open a PR — CI will run schema + provenance checks
We particularly welcome:
- 🇺🇦 native-Ukrainian researchers cross-checking GUR rows
- 🔬 hardware engineers identifying chip markings from teardown photos
- 📰 journalists adding incident geocoordinates
- 🎓 academics adding citations / DOIs
@dataset{awesome_drone_warfare_osint_2026,
title = {Awesome Drone Warfare OSINT: A Component-Level Forensic Database
of UAVs and Missiles in the Russia–Ukraine War and Adjacent Theaters},
author = {{Awesome Drone Warfare OSINT Contributors}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://github.com/cognis-digital/awesome-drone-warfare-osint},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.PLACEHOLDER},
note = {Aggregates GUR War \& Sanctions Portal, NACP Trap.org.ua,
Conflict Armament Research field dispatches, IISS, RUSI, KSE
Institute, ISIS-online, HSGAC PSI, CEPA, ICIJ/CFHK, and 30+
other primary sources. 8,300+ components, 195+ platforms,
621+ manufacturers.}
}Machine-readable version: CITATION.cff.
Part of an open suite of defensive, analytical intelligence tools that compose:
frontline-drones— descriptive catalog of frontline & commercial drones + NVIDIA HF model index + counter-UAS sensor selection guideuaslog— counter-UAS telemetry/log analyzer (drone-detection events, RF bands, tracks)maritimeint— AIS grey/dark-fleet detection: prioritized watchlist + sanctions cross-referencegeolens/locateanything— image geolocation (EXIF/sun-shadow & local vision+reasoning)corpmap— beneficial-ownership mapper ·cryptotrace— blockchain + sanctions xrefstixgen·iocextract·attackmap— IOC → STIX, ATT&CK mapping- Run private AI over your own hardware →
edgemesh
300+ open security & OSINT tools → github.com/cognis-digital
This repository exists for forensic, journalistic, academic, and sanctions-enforcement purposes. It documents publicly identified hardware found in post-strike wreckage. It does not host weapon-build instructions, firmware, jammers, CAD geometry, or exploit code.
Read the full DISCLAIMER.md before redistributing.
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"Every chip inside the world's drone fleet — open-sourced."
📡 Interop map — how this repo composes with the rest of the Cognis suite (private-AI backbone, agent language + cognition, domain intelligence).
Primary domain: Intelligence & OSINT · JTF MERIDIAN division: NULLBYTE · BLACK CELL
Topics: cognis osint intelligence recon drone
Part of the Cognis Neural Suite — 300+ source-available tools organized across 12 domains under the JTF MERIDIAN command structure. See the suite on GitHub and jtf-meridian for how the pieces fit together.
Forward awesome-drone-warfare-osint's findings to STIX/MISP/Sigma/Splunk/Elastic/Slack/webhooks via
cognis-connect. See INTEGRATIONS.md.