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The Pentagon will take their place, if unofficially.US State Department is halting embassy operations in Belarus, at least temporarily.
More evidence that sanctions are starting to bite.
The Russian stock exchange failed to open today and the Russian central bank has more than doubled its baseline interest rate.
There are also reports of long queues outside many banks, with some expressing fear that there may be a run on several financial institutions.
Western nations ramped up the pressure with a freeze on Russia's hard currency reserves, threatening to bring Russia's economy to its knees. Russians withdrew savings and sought to shed rubles for dollars and euros, while Russian businesses scrambled to protect their finances.
What I've read on the Hill is that the run has already started:
Ukraine slows Russian advance under shadow of nuclear threat
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Outgunned but determined Ukrainian troops slowed Russia’s advance and held onto the capital and other key cities — at least for now. In the face of stiff resistance and devasta…thehill.com
A Admiral Beez , a friend of mine at another forum reports she heard that column was mauled overnight, but she didn't provide a link and I think she misread an article about a different recon column, as that's the only one I could find at her preferred source.
They are showing pictures and video of a freshly destroyed Russian column. Still smoking. Not sure if it is that one though.
Again, that would need approval and to do so would also change the supply chain because the internal equipment in the aircraft would be different - equipment, avionics, long lead time items would need to be rescheduledi thought about diverting some of USAF ordered machines -- just shifting order of deliveries -
First, Poland, like other customers, contracted for their aircraft but did not pay for the entire order. They will make progress payments based on their delivery schedule. Even the US does not hand the entire contract amount to the contractor, this is also done for the customer's budgetary planning and to make sure the contractor delivers on time and their product is acceptable. I do not believe the US cut into F-35A (USAF version) orders for Israel.Poland already did payed two tranches for F35 - US did it couple of times for Israel why not for Poland?
And when they make that transfer, do you think LMCO will just plop down tooling and parts and F-16s will start rolling down the assembly line? Tooling has to be manufactured, set up and inspected, you have to train people on how to manufacture the aircraft and as mentioned a learning curve before viable assets can be delivered in a timely manner. We're still looking at months if everything goes perfectly.I know that LM is rapidly upgrading its factory in Mielec for F16 th assembly - sure they stated that initiially it will be just "front, middle and aft part of fuselage"- PW factory in Rzeszow has been already tooled for F100-220 assembly - i bet that LM plan is transfer most of the F16 program to Poland just to let focus their US assembly lines on F35 program
IDK, the pics show a much longer convoy.This?
Ukraine hits back! Kyiv obliterates Russia convoys in drone strikes
UKRAINE has claimed to have destroyed Russian convoys in two separate drone strikes on Sunday as the Eastern European country continues to push back against the invasion.www.express.co.uk
The purges begin?
IDK, the pics show a much longer convoy.
Russian military convoy traveling toward Kyiv, satellite images show
Satellite images released Sunday show a large convoy of Russian ground forces in Ivankiv, Ukraine, according to Maxar Technologies.www.militarytimes.com
What does getting fired mean in Putin's Russia?
The only time I'm aware of production line aircraft being diverted to Israel was during the Yom Kippur War and they received F-4s. At that time the F-4 was being produced by the hundreds for several years, the production line was mature and McDonnel Douglas had a huge, highly trained work force. You also did not have special avionics, built in sensors or RAM composites to deal with so this made a transfer very easy.Poland already did payed two tranches for F35 - US did it couple of times for Israel why not for Poland?
Meanwhile here in Canada our new Minister of Defence is focused on sexual misconduct and #metoo issues.Germany shakes off post-World War II timidity to back Ukraine defense against Russia
Shocked out of its postwar lethargy by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Germany was transforming itself by arming Ukraine with weaponry and boosting defense spending.www.yahoo.com
IDK, the pics show a much longer convoy.
Russian military convoy traveling toward Kyiv, satellite images show
Satellite images released Sunday show a large convoy of Russian ground forces in Ivankiv, Ukraine, according to Maxar Technologies.www.militarytimes.com
Maybe Putin can do the world a solid and purge himself.
Depends on what you use.