"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (19 Viewers)

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Tangentially related:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG7sVKNP-yo

 

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Russian missile and drone barrage kills four in Ukraine

Ukraine accuses Russia of pounding the country with "hundreds" of drones and missiles overnight, killing at least four people in the capital.

www.abc.net.au

 

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Textron secures $163M deal to supply armored vehicles to Ukraine

The United States has awarded Textron Systems Corporation a $163.3 million contract to deliver a new batch of armored vehicles to Ukraine. According to a contract announcement from the Department of War, the award covers the procurement of Mobile Strike Force Vehicles (MSFV), along with spare...

defence-blog.com

 

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Russia deploys mobile anti-drone units amid fuel crisis

Russia is forming mobile counter-drone units to defend its energy infrastructure amid an escalating wave of Ukrainian drone attacks that have crippled the country’s refining capacity and caused its worst gasoline shortage in three decades. The move comes as strikes on oil refineries continue to...

defence-blog.com

 

[Warspite63]

On the otherhand, little Ukraine has held a world super power at bay with second-hand western weapons and a fraction of the manpower.

I can assure you that Russia, in it's current state, cannon afford to engage front line NATO troops and top-shelf weaponry at the moment.

I highlighted the part I think we easily forget. The AFU's achievement is every bit as impressive as Finland's in 1940. And yes, I know Finland was forced to eventually sue for peace. Russia is not the Soviet Union and has been stymied at virtually every point by an adversary that is far smaller, but superior in practically every other way. Of necessity, Ukraine is a modern Sparta

 

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Zelenskyy says ‘mega deal’ in works for US arms purchases

The package under discussion is estimated to be worth $90 billion, according to media reports.

www.politico.eu

 

[fubar57]

A 'mega super greatest deal ever" deal

 

[Admiral Beez]

A 'mega super greatest deal ever" deal

Bigly!

 

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

 

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View: https://x.com/UKikaski/status/1972287071147495635


View: https://x.com/UKikaski/status/1972287114860499067

 

[GrauGeist]

That is what I got, but maybe not all F-35 are operational yet and some of the older types may not be fully operational anymore.

Aircraft Type	Total Count (Approx.)	Type Generation	Primary Operating European NATO Countries (Approximate Active Fleet)
F-16 Fighting Falcon	~460	4th Gen	Turkey (Largest Operator), Greece, Poland, Belgium, Portugal, Romania
Eurofighter Typhoon	~470	4.5 Gen	UK (~160), Germany (~143), Italy (~96), Spain (~73)
F-35 Lightning II	~190	5th Gen	Norway (~52), Netherlands (~49), UK (~37), Italy (~37), Denmark (~15)
Dassault Rafale	~136	4.5 Gen	France (~136), Croatia (Acquiring)
Saab JAS-39 Gripen	~99	4/4.5 Gen	Sweden (~75 C/D/E models), Czechia (~12), Hungary (~14-18)
Panavia Tornado	~120	3.5 Gen	Germany (~80), Italy (~40)
F/A-18 Hornet	~81	4th Gen	Spain (~81, EF-18A/B)
MiG-29 Fulcrum	~24	4th Gen	Poland (~11-14), Bulgaria (~10-13)
McDonnell Douglas F-4	~36	3rd Gen	Greece (~17), Turkey (~19, Terminator 2020)
Total Operational Fleet	~1,690+

But anyway it's a lot of air power.

Add to that, NATO bombers, missile weapons (air, surface and ship launched), airborne electronic warfare aircraft and naval support from the Med and Baltic.

 

[SaparotRob]

Most of my believable intel comes from postings on this forum. Ukraine's drones seem to fly into Russian bases at will and blast aircraft and supplies. The air defense seems to be civilians filming flying drones with phones.

Russian air defense can't protect them essentially militarized Cessnas. In fact, a 172 made it to Moscow at the height(?) of Soviet air defense in 1987!

 

[Admiral Beez]

Russian air defense can't protect them essentially militarized Cessnas. In fact, a 172 made it to Moscow at the height(?) of Soviet air defense in 1987!

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Frank Eugene Corder did the same seven years later. Intoxicated, Corder died in his attempt, but he got his Cessna onto the White House grounds uncontested. I wonder how many other Cessnas have infiltrated civilian government compounds?

 

[MiTasol]

Poland is basically saying this is not 1939, fuck around and find out…

The only problem is if they do not follow through.

 

[MiTasol]

That as they say, is calling a spade a spade.

Unlike most politicians who call a spades manually operated single person digging and trenching equipment with optional defensive and offensive capabilities.

 

[MiTasol]

Giant Robot Submarine Threatens Russia’s Kerch Bridge And Ports

The Toloka 1000 carries a five-ton payload and is designed to attack 'large stationary targets', and it is not difficult to see which target the Ukrainian have in mind.

www.forbes.com

The oil loading ports like St Petersburg would be better targets than the bridge although not as symbolic.

Although the port could possibly be quickly fixed if a couple of tankers were damaged or destroyed in the attack the oil smugglers crews would start looking for safer occupations.

 

[MiTasol]

Funny how threats from Moscow and DC both sound the same: stop or something really, really (or really, really, REALLY) bad will happen..STOP OR SOMETHING REALLY, REALLY (OR REALLY, REALLY, REALLY) BAD WILL HAPPEN...and then, quick as a flash, nothing does happen.

Seems like it's high time for Moscow to rattle the nuclear sabre again?

Corrected

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Frank Eugene Corder did the same seven years later. Intoxicated, Corder died in his attempt, but he got his Cessna onto the White House grounds uncontested. I wonder how many other Cessnas have infiltrated civilian government compounds?

I wonder how many drones have destroyed Russian assets ranging far and deep. I wonder how stuff thirty years ago is relevant to what is going on now. I wonder how Russian SAM assets are going to be forced to reposition as their air forces continue to probe NATO's eastern states and perhaps a plane or two gets shot down. I wonder how that might affect the actual war going on.

I wonder how stuff from three decades ago is relevant.

 

[MiTasol]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk89jfcfH80

At first I could not understand why the Ukrainians were attacking in daylight and then it occurred to me that daylight attacks where thousands of round are used to not hit any of the Ukrainian drone boats has to demoralise the Russians in the town who now know their military are useless.

 

[MiTasol]

Here we go again - more "nuke blah blah" from Medvedev:
Putin Ally Fires Nuclear Warning at Trump's US

He should try eating potatoes and grains instead of drinking them.