 Achilles' Heal in Russian Drone Production Following the publication of Ukraine's plans to produce 1 million FPV drones this year, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov announced that Russia will allocate 100 billion rubles or $1.1 billion at the exchange rate for the development and production of military drones over the next three years. Parts interviewed by the insider believe that no amount of money will help overcome Russian's dependence on foreign parts and grey imports. There is not a single Russian drone that is at least half made of Russian parts. More than 70% of the parts are foreign made. The electronic base, microchips, semiconductors, capacitors, everything is foreign. Components get to Russia through grey imports or smuggling or as civilian parts such as cameras which are then installed on the same Orlan. It is hard to say how much they will be able to meet the demand for drones by increasing the budget. Extra money will not help in the production of components. Components are a processor, semiconductors, polymers and the entire electronic base. What processors can Russia boast of? Where does it have a developed semiconductor production? What well-known camera and optics brands are produced in Russia? Where is the production of two-stroke engines? What Russian batteries are suitable for shaheads or even smaller drones? It is simply impossible to make 100% of your drone in Russia, says Ukrainian military expert Alexander Kovalenko. Another Ukrainian military expert Leonid Dmitriev points to an Achilles heel in the Russian approach to production. Large-scale production is not always good from a technological point of view because the enemy adapts much faster than the soldier gets used to it.