Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has published a list of enterprises comprising the Russian holding company Ruselectronics. The company is part of the state corporation Rostec and specializes in the manufacture of radio-electronic products for military and dual-use purposes. In 2017, Ruselectronics merged with the United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation, creating one of Russia’s largest radio-electronic complexes.

The holding currently comprises more than 150 Russian enterprises and research organizations that develop and manufacture semiconductor materials, microelectronics, communications hardware, and automated military command-and-control systems. Additionally, it produces robotic complexes, computing equipment, and telecommunications hardware. These components are integrated into strike UAVs, electronic warfare systems, military vehicles, advanced radar arrays for tactical and strategic aviation, and various other sectors of Russian industry.

In addition to 60 direct subsidiaries of Ruselectronics and the United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation, other major Russian electronic concerns also operate under the common brand:

• Concern Vega heads the division of reconnaissance information systems. It specializes in the development of aviation radar systems for surveillance, targeting, and reconnaissance, including for modernization of the A-50U long-range radar detection aircraft, which Russia uses in its war against Ukraine. It brings together over 15 enterprises.
• Concern Avtomatika specializes in the development and production of secure communications equipment, protected information and telecommunications systems, automated control systems, as well as portable and stationary counter-UAV complexes. It brings together approximately 20 enterprises.
• Concern Sozvezdie heads the communications division. It specializes in the development and production of command and control systems, electronic warfare equipment, radio communications, and radio-electronic protection systems. It brings together approximately 20 enterprises.
• Scientific Research Institute of Automatic Equipment named after V.S. Semenikhin heads the division of automated control systems. It focuses on ensuring information security and designing automated command and control systems for Russia’s armed forces. It brings together over 10 enterprises.
• The Element Group of Companies specializes in the production of integrated circuits, semiconductor devices, power electronics, microchip housings, control modules, communications and navigation equipment. It develops microcontrollers for UAV engine control systems, and brings together over 30 enterprises.

Enterprises of the holding are actively militarizing. Despite public statements by Ruselectronics regarding an increase in civilian product share, at least 53 companies within the holding possess licenses from Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade for the maintenance or production of weapons and military equipment. Of these, 40 enterprises obtained such licenses after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

StateWatch Think Tank notes: according to Article 3(1)(i) of EU Regulation No 269/2014, possession of a license from Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade for the production of weapons and military equipment may serve as grounds for the European Union to impose sanctions against Russian IT companies.