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Tear down of a javelin missle guide computer
tszaboo:
--- Quote from: u666sa on December 04, 2023, 05:22:33 pm ---
This is the result of your average hit.
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Keep on lying.
I didn't call you names, did I?
EPAIII:
Yes, there are many routes where military equipment can make it's way to unauthorized persons.
Back in the 60s I worked at the US Army Missile Command in an office with over a dozen file cabinets that were stuffed with Confidential and Secret documents on then current, missile systems. Many military secrets were there. We went to great measures to insure it was all either being constantly watched by one of us or all the cabinets were locked, checked, and double checked, usually at the end of each day. But we had little doubt that the Russians already knew at least 95% of it. How did they get it? EVERY WAY they could.
Keeping military secrets secret is a very, very difficult task.
--- Quote from: jfiresto on December 04, 2023, 11:55:44 am ---
--- Quote from: EPAIII on December 04, 2023, 09:30:15 am ---I would be very surprised if the Russians did not have special squads roaming the battlefields grabbing whatever they can find. And likewise for the Ukrainians and even some US personnel. Heck, Ukrainian farmers are hauling Russian tanks behind their tractors, probably to turn them over to their army....
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That would not surprise me, but between the age of the design and the U.S. military's poor inventory control, anyone who needs them has probably already collected and parameterized enough good examples. A quick search for javelin missile "stolen" gave a Ukranian market price of $30K/unit.
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SiliconWizard:
Nice design anyway. That's one thing with military equipment - you can design reliable stuff and not have to bother with aiming for the lowest cheapest crap you can get away with.
shapirus:
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on December 04, 2023, 11:15:16 pm ---Nice design anyway. That's one thing with military equipment - you can design reliable stuff and not have to bother with aiming for the lowest cheapest crap you can get away with.
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...unless your budget is limited and you need to manufacture extreme volumes of the device. Reducing the price per one good russian is essential.
EEVblog:
--- Quote from: Smokey on December 04, 2023, 09:37:06 am ---I love that there are some form of DSUBs in there. So much for not being good for "high vibration environments" :)
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DSUB's were designed for the military and are extensively used in old military gear for internal connections.
You can see them in my B52 astrocompass teardown:
https://youtu.be/hzGaO4Kdz2Y?si=-r6GMKGZy3Z5xBlf&t=510
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