The photographic evidence are pieces of the control surfaces from AGM-88, including visible part numbers that correlate entirely with public domain info for AGM-88. That is a very different piece of kit than a man-portable Phoenix Ghost. An AGM-88 is a 355kg missile, whereas a PG is a 25kg item. With a AGM-88 one really interesting question is what might be the launch platform as until now these have only been capable of being launched from NATO aircraft. Another question is whether these photos can be positively tied to use in Ukraine, though given the provenance (Russian) and the observed uptick in Russian SAM losses that may be a moot point.
The photographic evidence are pieces of the control surfaces from AGM-88, including visible part numbers that correlate entirely with public domain info for AGM-88. That is a very different piece of kit than a man-portable Phoenix Ghost. An AGM-88 is a 355kg missile, whereas a PG is a 25kg item. With a AGM-88 one really interesting question is what might be the launch platform as until now these have only been capable of being launched from NATO aircraft. Another question is whether these photos can be positively tied to use in Ukraine, though given the provenance (Russian) and the observed uptick in Russian SAM losses that may be a moot point.
Regarding the PG where are you getting the info that it is a HARM munition please ? My reading so far has been that PG is a camera-based loitering munition with a target image library, That is quite a different thing than a ARM which has an RF sensor suite. I'm not saying you are wrong, but interested as to where you are getting your info.
AGM-88 HARM - Wikipedia
Assuming for the moment the AGM-88 parts are real, and come from Russian-collected fragments at their SAM-sites in Ukraine that were targetted by Ukraine. Note the publicly identifiable AGM-88 parts were control surfaces, which implies it was pretty much the whole AGM-88 missile in use, not just a repurposed warhead, seeker, etc (though maybe a booster package was not involved, who knows). If so that would imply the following launch options:
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Size isn't the issue with loitering time. This guy stuffed extra 2170s into his RC plane and flew 10+ hours. It's closer to the length of a Switchblade 600 but the (pre-battery) weight of a 300. And his plane is a behemoth compared to the Nano Goblin which can fly over an hour out of the box despite a very inefficient wing shape.
Note the dates of the Tacit Rainbow program.
Ground launch is easier than air launch, you just lose range. Here's a containerized launcher for a recent AGM-88 variant called AARGM.
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Everyone is trying to figure it out, including whether it is real. No-one knows.
AGM-88 HARM, an anti-radar missile that can't be in Ukraine, but it might be there • Mezha.Media
For the second day, social networks and mass media have been discussing photos of the remains of the American AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missile, allegedly found
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Size isn't the issue with loitering time. This guy stuffed extra 2170s into his RC plane and flew 10+ hours. It's closer to the length of a Switchblade 600 but the (pre-battery) weight of a 300. And his plane is a behemoth compared to the Nano Goblin which can fly over an hour out of the box despite a very inefficient wing shape.
The Ukrainian spokesguy who said Phoenix Ghost could loiter 6 hours also said it could fit in a backpack and take out light armor. That describes the 300. The 600 is (kinda) man portable but certainly doesn't fit in a backpack. And it can take out a tank.
What would it take to for a 300 to loiter 6 hours? I'd lengthen the front wing and add 1 kg of zinc-air batteries in the nose. Easy. At least in terms of flying. Getting a longer wing to fit in a 300's tube and deploy upon launch would be tricky, but give me a juicy DoD contract and I'd figure it out
Note the dates of the Tacit Rainbow program.
Ground launch is easier than air launch, you just lose range. Here's a containerized launcher for a recent AGM-88 variant called AARGM.
This is allegedly the official Twitter account of a Washington-based journalist:
Credit goes to (in Swedish):
Nya ryska anfall slogs tillbaka med stora ryska förluster - nya bombningar av broarna över Dnepr vid Cherson och mot ryska baser i Melitopol - personminor skjuts mot Kramatorsk
Nya ryska anfall i Donbasfickan har slagits tillbaka och ryssarna har tagit ungefär en halv bataljonsstridsgrupp i förluster. Ukraina har återigen bombat broarna över Dnepr på Chersonfronten och även himarsat ryska baser i Melitopol med stora ryska förluster som resultat. Ryssland uppges enligt brit
.../ The Pentagon announced Monday that the US has sent anti-radar missiles for Ukrainian aircraft to target Russian radar systems, marking the first time the Defense Department has acknowledged sending the previously undisclosed missile to Ukraine. /...
Source:
Pentagon acknowledges sending previously undisclosed anti-radar missiles to Ukraine
The Pentagon announced Monday that the US has sent anti-radar missiles for Ukrainian aircraft to target Russian radar systems, marking the first time the Defense Department has acknowledged sending the previously undisclosed missile to Ukraine.amp.cnn.com
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It's a pretty simplistic cynical view not worth of viewing.
He's a lunatic and spews nonsense about many issues.
