Yeah, those wings don't look like they'd hold up well to Mach 4+. They don't look designed for loitering either. Maybe it gets a rocket boost initially then uses jet/turbofan power to reach it's target.
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Russia/Ukraine conflict
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The Sovjet/USSR/Russia hawks have come with similar outbursts about Svalbard from time to time all my life.
There is one shabby looking Russian town - Barentsburg - not connected by roads to the main Norwegian population - Longyearbyen. Interesting enough the population in Barentsburg is 90% Ukrainians and 10% Russians. It's a coal mining town.
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I'll guess thw imperialistic motivation stems from the territorial waters The Chinese are famous for buiding artificial islands for much the same reasons.
an excellent summary of the state of affairs:
How long until she meets her murdered husband's fate?
Navalny’s Widow Pledges to Carry On Opposition Leader’s Work
Navalny’s Widow Pledges to Carry On Opposition Leader’s Work
Unbelievable - yet another Russian Su-34 and Su-35 eliminated. That's 6 total of these aircraft in the last 3 days.
In other news, the longer 300km range ATACMS may be added to Ukraine's arsenal:
In other news, the longer 300km range ATACMS may be added to Ukraine's arsenal:
SwedishAdvocate
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Allegedly:
Minister of Digital Transformation Fedorov says there is a way to disable Starlink terminals used by Russia on the frontlines. [My u.]
Mykhailo Fedorov, in an interview with Suspilne, discussed his communication with Elon Musk about the use of Starlink by Russian occupation forces on the frontlines.
Fedorov states that they have found a solution similar to the strategy used in Israel during the Gaza conflict.
While SpaceX has the ability to disable Starlink in occupied territories, doing so would also have a negative impact on Ukraine's own use of the system.
twitter.com/United24media/status/1759630779187961930?s=20
Minister of Digital Transformation Fedorov says there is a way to disable Starlink terminals used by Russia on the frontlines. [My u.]
Mykhailo Fedorov, in an interview with Suspilne, discussed his communication with Elon Musk about the use of Starlink by Russian occupation forces on the frontlines.
Fedorov states that they have found a solution similar to the strategy used in Israel during the Gaza conflict.
While SpaceX has the ability to disable Starlink in occupied territories, doing so would also have a negative impact on Ukraine's own use of the system.
twitter.com/United24media/status/1759630779187961930?s=20
I guess they are not using a whitelist. They should be.
The Russians started the war with about 149 Su-34 and 118 Su-35. At the end of January they had lost at least 25 Su-34 and 5 Su-35 in combat. There are almost certainly quite a few that are down for maintenance or are write offs for various reasons. In heavy operations it's normal for NATO air forces to have 1/3 of aircraft down for maintenance at any point in time after the initial few days of operations. Military aircraft require a lot of maintenance.
It appears Ukraine is using at least one Patriot battery in a way nobody envisioned. The Patriot is designed to be a static defense to protect cities from missiles. The batteries are built into trucks so they can shift around and be harder targets for an enemy to hit, but nobody planned for them to be mobile AD systems.
From what I read the Ukrainians have dedicated at least one Patriot system to mobile shoot and scoot AD work. They set up near the front lines, wait for some Russian aircraft to come within range, fire off some missiles and get out of there. They are basically taking sniper shots at Russian aircraft.
During WW II Americans got a reputation for adapting equipment in the field to new and innovative uses. It happened in all theaters, but the most impressive work was done by Pappy Gunn in the 5th Air Force based in Brisbane, Australia. But everywhere Americans went, they adapted what was available to create new conveniences as well as new weapons.
The Ukrainians are putting the GIs of 80 years ago to shame. One retired US general pointed out over a year ago that NATO can't afford not to let Ukraine into NATO when this war is over. Ukraine is going to be the most experienced, best at adapting to conditions, and the largest army on the continent by the time this war is over. We will need to have them inside the tent rather than an independent army shunned by the west.
Once money is available. If the funding bill makes it to the floor of the House this year, it is going to take a while. The House is on a 2 week recess now, and when they get back a government shutdown will be looming and they haven't even started on the bill to deal with it. With the dysfunction in leadership there, the US government could be partially shut down for months. Foreign aid will be on the back burner if that happens.
That may be what they are doing.
Appears the US is taking some proactive action against the Russian threat of placing a nuclear weapon in space. Launched courtesy of SpaceX. Despite Elon’s words around Ukraine, his actions are still helping the Ukrainians.
“The US launched multiple satellites capable of detecting global missile launches, including two for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and four for the Space Development Agency (SDA).”
“The US launched multiple satellites capable of detecting global missile launches, including two for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and four for the Space Development Agency (SDA).”
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The Swedish government will announce a military aid package worth 7.1 billion Swedish kronor ($682 million), the country's largest contribution to date, the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter (DN) reported on Feb. 19.
kyivindependent.com
Media: Sweden to unveil its largest military aid package for Ukraine
The Nordic country's defense support for Kyiv since the outbreak of the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022 amounted to 22.2 billion Swedish kronor ($2.13 billion).
kyivindependent.com
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This older Russian couple is ready for the Revolution. They say they have nothing to loose. They never had any children. A brave pair.
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If someone wants to see what it looks like drone POV when UKR uses FPV-drones to attack the Russian Dictator's weapons of war inside of a ~medium sized warehouse...
Bulava of the Presidential Brigade potentially destroyed several russian tanks, S-60, Urals, a BMP and even a BMPT in a warehouse in Staromaiorske.
Locations:
47.684625, 36.823968
47.685654, 36.822756
47.684993, 36.821938
twitter.com/giK1893/status/1759846365285187634?s=20
Bulava of the Presidential Brigade potentially destroyed several russian tanks, S-60, Urals, a BMP and even a BMPT in a warehouse in Staromaiorske.
Locations:
47.684625, 36.823968
47.685654, 36.822756
47.684993, 36.821938
twitter.com/giK1893/status/1759846365285187634?s=20
SwedishAdvocate
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With regards to 'certain people' previously mentioned in this thread... The post on X linked below contains video with audio.
Charles Lindbergh speaking in 1940:
“I’ve been forced to the conclusion that we can’t win this war for England regardless of how much assistance we send”
If Lindberg would’ve been listened to, there would’ve been a Nazi Europe from Lisbon to Vladivostok
twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1759176752612393095
Charles Lindbergh speaking in 1940:
“I’ve been forced to the conclusion that we can’t win this war for England regardless of how much assistance we send”
If Lindberg would’ve been listened to, there would’ve been a Nazi Europe from Lisbon to Vladivostok
twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1759176752612393095
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Seems like it's being addressed in that "Readers added context" community note present in the embedded tweet...
Besides... All it would have taken for Lindberg to be completely wrong at the time he said that in 1940, would have been for the Allied side to get the Soviet Union to enter into the war against the Axis powers. Could the Allied side have succeeded in persuading the Soviet Union to join them even if Hitler hadn't broken the non-aggression pact?... That we will never know.
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But I'm going to wager a guess that the threat of the Nazis succeeding in developing an atomic weapon before the Allies would have been a 'rather persuasive' motivator...
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Denys (as well as this article from the BBC) said that there is no positive identification yet, and posits that this could be a Ukrainian disinformation project.
Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov who defected to Ukraine 'shot dead' in Spain
Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov who defected to Ukraine 'shot dead' in Spain
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Allegedly:
apnews.com
Hungary's governing party says it's ready to approve Sweden's NATO accession on Monday
A vote in Hungary’s parliament on ratifying Sweden’s bid to join NATO could come as early as Monday.
apnews.com
Isn't being 100% wrong the exact opposite of "correct"?
