"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (1 Viewer)

[Warspite63]

I read "Tomahawks for Ukraine would be wild" and thought what the hell was Ukrainia going to do with a bunch of early P-40s and where were they going to come from?

Then realise it must be the cruise missile!

I think is time to quit WW2 aviation for some time!

... Ten minutes or so

Clearly, P-39s are REALLY what they need...........................

 

[SaparotRob]

Russia evacuates alleged American spy from Ukraine

Russia has announced the evacuation of an alleged American spy from Ukrainian territory, claiming that he had spent nearly two years covertly passing intelligence to the Kremlin. Russian state media identified the man as Daniel Martindale, asserting that he provided precise coordinates of...

defence-blog.com

Disgusting.

 

[Glider]

An interesting Video showing how the Ukraine F16's differ from the standard USAF F16. Plus a fair amount of the Electronic warfare approaches.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA4sPED0N08

 

[WARSPITER]

Clearly, P-39s are REALLY what they need...........................

Well, someone had to do it.....

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Google Earth and Maps recently updated its satellite imagery of Ukraine, inadvertently revealing locations of military installations without censoring them.

The move has sparked sharp criticism from Ukrainian officials and the public, with concerns raised over potential security risks. The issue came to light when Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), publicly addressed the matter.

"We contacted them to resolve the issue quickly, but their response was delayed due to the weekend. Meanwhile, Russians are actively circulating these images," Kovalenko said.

Following the public outcry, according to Kovalenko, Google acknowledged the oversight and assured that steps were being taken to rectify the situation by blurring sensitive military locations.

Google criticized for displaying Ukraine’s military installations

Google Earth and Maps recently updated its satellite imagery of Ukraine, inadvertently revealing locations of military installations without censoring them. The move has sparked sharp criticism from Ukrainian officials and the public, with concerns raised over potential security risks. The issue...

defence-blog.com

 

[fubar57]

A little late to "rectify". Once on the internet, forever on the internet

 

[GTX]

A little late to "rectify". Once on the internet, forever on the internet

Yeah

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vL5IHAEiY4&pp=ygUFUGVydW4%3D

 

[GTX]

Ukraine Is Getting Another 200 Stryker Vehicles Just In Time To Meet A North Korean Onslaught

The extra U.S.-made Stryker vehicles should be enough to equip the 95th Air Assault Brigade.

www.forbes.com

 

[GTX]

Zelenskyy to West: Let us hit North Korean troops in Russia

“Everyone is just waiting for the North Korean military to start attacking Ukrainians,” Ukraine’s president says.

www.politico.eu

 

[GTX]

Breaking News: British MoD Intel Confirms Deployment of 10,000 North Korean Soldiers to Russia Near Ukrainian Border

Breaking News: British MoD Intel Confirms Deployment of 10,000 North Korean Soldiers to Russia Near Ukrainian Border

www.armyrecognition.com

 

[SaparotRob]

Zelenskyy to West: Let us hit North Korean troops in Russia

“Everyone is just waiting for the North Korean military to start attacking Ukrainians,” Ukraine’s president says.

www.politico.eu

You may fire when ready, Gridley.

 

[fubar57]

Not war-like but..... Butter prices soar in Russia amid surging inflation in war economy | CBC News

 

[Greg Boeser]

Send lawyers, guns and butter?

 

[Lucky13]

View: https://youtu.be/Wv7ilvw6tVY?si=7r9BcYa85NJIRk3a

 

[Admiral Beez]

Clearly, P-39s are REALLY what they need...........................

FPV-equipped scale variants, certainly. This model below would look amazing in Ukrainian colours.


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yDP83BXwAtU&pp=ygUQR2lhbnQgc2NhbGUgcC0zOQ%3D%3D

Given that this is not a suicide drone and cannot hover and drop grenades from directly above, what sort of armament would be possible? Could we build a scale P-39 around a single nose mounted for machine gun, like this one? By omitting the stock, etc. we should be able to get the gun without ammunition down to about 5 lbs. But can our FPV pilot aim the gun?

 

[GrauGeist]

FPV-equipped scale variants, certainly. This model below would look amazing in Ukrainian colours.


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yDP83BXwAtU&pp=ygUQR2lhbnQgc2NhbGUgcC0zOQ%3D%3D

Given that this is not a suicide drone and cannot hover and drop grenades from directly above, what sort of armament would be possible? Could we build a scale P-39 around a single nose mounted for machine gun, like this one? By omitting the stock, etc. we should be able to get the gun without ammunition down to about 5 lbs. But can our FPV pilot aim the gun?

Use it as a drone hunter.

And yes, an RC aircraft can have an FPV setup, much like a flight SIM with cockpit view turned off (leaving just the gunsight reticle on screen).

And for the nose armament, why not a belt-fed 12 gauge shotgun with slug or sabot rounds?

 

[fubar57]

But where would you put the nose armour. In other news, Putin loses another "battle".....

Moldova re-elects pro-West president in vote marred by Russian meddling claims, bomb threats | CBC News

Moldova's pro-Western President Maia Sandu has won a second term in a pivotal presidential runoff against a Russia-friendly opponent. The race was overshadowed by claims of Russian interference, voter fraud and intimidation in the European Union candidate country.

www.cbc.ca

 

[GrauGeist]

But where would you put the nose armour.

Since the pilot is remotely operating the P-39, perhaps hang it on the front of the his remote control?

 

[fubar57]

....and all of a sudden, in Ukraine drone control central, the guy goes into an uncontrolled spin at his desk