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Pompeo is doing some image rehabilitation after selling Ukraine down the river under Trump, he's a snake who shouldn't be anywhere near power.
It means they are short of missiles, if it took a lot of time to line up their ducks and assemble "combat" power for a sudden strike. Earlier in the war Vlad could have rained missiles on Ukraine with short notice, he has a lot of left-over cold war shit and modernized versions, but they are not infinite and there are multiple reports that he is running low of long-range missiles, small arms and artillery munitions. They still have a lot of shit, but few men and a piss poor organization that can't be reformed without reforming the government and even the culture first.
interesting question......you would have to attach it somewhat to radar tracking systems, and pack it with a small explosive package of some kinda....once caught by tracking send it up and out to meet it...boom..
The devil is in the details. The mini-drones in the vid is a toy, I doubt it is carrying any payload which makes its speed easy to achieve. The drone will have to get reasonably close to its target or spray fragments at it. The problem is tracking. Because it is small and can fly low there is not a lot of time for the unit to be detected. The actual construction of the defence drone is the easiest part. It might be just as easy to build using traditional RC construction. Probably lighter.Testing and experience will determine that, the Iranian drones are prop driven, but built for speed, they seem to be doing a good and increasing job at bringing them down, they are in effect a cruise missile. Commercial quadcopters can be dealt with by jamming guns, but perhaps the plane type reconnaissance drones would be its target. The cost of destroying these things in a war should be cheaper than the cost of the target and a missile that costs a hundred times that of a drone and designed for manned aircraft with higher performance might not be the way forward. A variety of solutions are currently employed depending on the target and what is available to bring it down. This could also be a suicide drone for ground attack too and might be multipurpose, it is designed for high performance, like a fighter.
No doubt, the airframe design was the most important aspect for me, that and power with high performance, small commercial drones can lift useful explosive charges, thrust depends on power applied when all other condition are met, and batteries are improving rapidly and need not be rechargeable for this. The seeker and targeting are another issue but can be made lightweight these days too and include a proximity fusing, it would be the most expensive part, the rest is relatively cheap. If it's worth anything, it will get a chance to prove it in Ukraine. It might be used on winged drones flying high above but will need to compete with palatized light missile systems also being developed for this purpose operated from light trucks. Cost per kill is the key in a high usage war like Ukraine, though for valuable targets, cost per kill is of secondary importance, the cheapest cost per kill is electronic and anti-drone rifles seem suited to the small low lying commercial drones used for tactical reconnaissance and dropping small bombs. Those small truck mounted missiles would probably be best for Iranian drones going 200-300 MPH at 150 feet, those and manpads. It's a new kind of warfare, like airplanes in WW1 and things are evolving fast as their value is recognized.The devil is in the details. The mini-drones in the vid is a toy, I doubt it is carrying any payload which makes its speed easy to achieve. The drone will have to get reasonably close to its target or spray fragments at it. The problem is tracking. Because it is small and can fly low there is not a lot of time for the unit to be detected. The actual construction of the defence drone is the easiest part. It might be just as easy to build using traditional RC construction. Probably lighter.
Sorry - touchy about people who aren’t citizens trying to drive the public bus…that’s allWe have a pretty ok South African in our midst.
Since it’s come ‘round again, here’s a pretty solid look into Russia’s *actual* replacement/production capacity:It means they are short of missiles, if it took a lot of time to line up their ducks and assemble "combat" power for a sudden strike. Earlier in the war Vlad could have rained missiles on Ukraine with short notice, he has a lot of left-over cold war shit and modernized versions, but they are not infinite and there are multiple reports that he is running low of long-range missiles, small arms and artillery munitions. They still have a lot of shit, but few men and a piss poor organization that can't be reformed without reforming the government and even the culture first.
Good read! Thank you.Since it’s come ‘round again, here’s a pretty solid look into Russia’s *actual* replacement/production capacity:
A farewell to arms: Russia will be left almost without shells, artillery and armored vehicles by year-end
For Russia, six months of war have led not only to colossal irreplaceable losses in manpower, but also to a huge waste of weapons and military equipment: guided missiles are already very scarce, shells for artillery and armored vehicles will be exhausted by the end of the year, and the state of...theins.ru
As I lurk various information sources , it seems that VLAD has significantly used up major ( PGM ) precision guided missiles in inventory , as much as 70% . Missiles he cannot keep manufacturing. Hard line sanctions against important electronic components have severely cut production. Evidence shows that his use of less accurate Iranian “ suicide / loitering “ drones ( Shahed ) illustrate that more sophisticated weaponry is becoming used up. Each of those drones have basically 80 pound explosive heads and fly at 120 miles an hour. Their range is up to 600 miles. Shahed’s navigation and terminal accuracy are based on commercial GPS systems. Both can be thwarted if the GPS is jammed, blocked, or turned off. Further, its ability to only carry a warhead between 5-30 kgs limits its strike capabilities.It means they are short of missiles, if it took a lot of time to line up their ducks and assemble "combat" power for a sudden strike. Earlier in the war Vlad could have rained missiles on Ukraine with short notice, he has a lot of left-over cold war shit and modernized versions, but they are not infinite and there are multiple reports that he is running low of long-range missiles, small arms and artillery munitions. They still have a lot of shit, but few men and a piss poor organization that can't be reformed without reforming the government and even the culture first.
It's not affecting the fight on the battlefield though, or the flow of new motivated Ukrainian troops with more western equipment into the fight. It won't stop the Russian lend lease either and after this shit is over the Ukrainians should have enough of it to equip an army, if refurbished. Above all it won't stop the Ukrainians from kicking his ass out of Ukraine including Crimea and blowing up his pet bridge of further future conquest, that dream/nightmare is over.