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Um… why is a flight of B-52s flying without a pair of F-22s as escort? If the Russians are willing to shoot down a Malaysian airliner and ram US drones, why does the Buff think it's safe solo?
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KFGG9qgPxCk
That's a weird clip ... the first couple of minutes clearly show the SU-27s and the BUFFs, but around 3 minutes in, it shows MiG-29s .... with Blue and yellow roundels......and there's a caption saying the video (or part of it) dates from August 28th, 2020Um… why is a flight of B-52s flying without a pair of F-22s as escort? If the Russians are willing to shoot down a Malaysian airliner and ram US drones, why does the Buff think it's safe solo?
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KFGG9qgPxCk
Dammit, why can't we trust the internet. Thanks for catching that..and there's a caption saying the video (or part of it) dates from August 28th, 2020
No worries ... the internet is a place of hidden pitfalls and trapsDammit, why can't we trust the internet. Thanks for catching that.
Um… why is a flight of B-52s flying without a pair of F-22s as escort? If the Russians are willing to shoot down a Malaysian airliner and ram US drones, why does the Buff think it's safe solo?
Exactly. I'm responsible for global procurement at my employer's, and have moved the entirely of our necessarily-SEA purchases from PRC to Thailand, Malaysia and Taiwan.
The big boys are looking to do the same:
Apple accelerates plans to move more manufacturing out of China
In light of recent geopolitical unrest and COVID-19 lockdowns by the Chinese government, Apple appears to be ramping up plans to move more iPhone and MacBook production out of China to reduce risk. India, Taiwan and Vietnam are all likely alternatives.www.computerworld.com
China is losing its place as the center of the world's supply chains. Here are 5 places supply chains are going instead.
Trump's trade war and China's COVID restrictions have pushed companies to move manufacturing out of China to places like India, Vietnam, and Thailand.www.businessinsider.com
Companies Are Fleeing China for Friendlier Shores
“Friendshoring” is the new trend as geopolitics bites.foreignpolicy.com
I find political pomp and circumstance to be cringe-worthy, ridiculous, and hilarious, all at the same time.
Today's proceedings in Moscow had Putin and Xi enter a long, red-carpeted room from opposite ends, and then walk to greet each other in the centre.
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Apart from an intense desire to hear the theme from "Love Story" while they walked towards each other, I have to question the sanity of men who think that this imagery is in any way positive. If I was Xi, I'd be saying "What? You want me to walk halfway down a room to shake hands...just to take photos? Sorry, but I have better things to do with my time!"
Am I missing something here?
View: https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1637745269289746437
Take it with a grain of salt, some sources say the first image is from 2020.
Which doesn't invalidate the conspiracy theory that Putin might have sent a double.
The drone takedown wasn't?Because shooting down a USAF B-52 in international airspace would be a casus beli for direct US involvement in the Ukraine conflict.
The drone takedown wasn't?
IDK, we're perhaps two generations away from deploying large fleets of unmanned combat aircraft.There's a qualitative difference between destroying a thing and shooting down a manned aircraft.
The whole "Geneva Convention" will need to be re-written in the near future.IDK, we're perhaps two generations away from deploying large fleets of unmanned combat aircraft. Can a country shoot those done with impunity?
Um… why is a flight of B-52s flying without a pair of F-22s as escort? If the Russians are willing to shoot down a Malaysian airliner and ram US drones, why does the Buff think it's safe solo?
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KFGG9qgPxCk
Dumb is not the same as having bad judgement.
- Because it is international waters. Everyone has a right to be there.
- We know Russia is not stupid enough to shoot down a B-52 over said international waters. Doing so would bring the US into the war. Putin is dumb, but he is not that stupid.
That's a weird clip ... the first couple of minutes clearly show the SU-27s and the BUFFs, but around 3 minutes in, it shows MiG-29s .... with Blue and yellow roundels......and there's a caption saying the video (or part of it) dates from August 28th, 2020
... that is most interesting. Why do you think that such a 'Balance Sheet" was released now. Such vulnerability .... is this a picture for the West to see Russian escalation .. and do more?For the first time (probably), the Ukrainian Air Force has provided the list of incoming missiles they can or can not shoot down.
According to the spokesman Yuri Gnat.
Intercepted:
Kalibr 3M14
Kh-101/555/55
R-500 (9M728)
Kh-59
Kh-35
Not intercepted:
Iskander-M (9M723)
RS-3B Smerch
Kh-22 (120 launches since Feb 2022)
R-800 Onyx
Kh-47 Kinzhal (said to be the most dangerous)
Kh-31P and similar short-ranged AGM
According to the spokesman, any Russian missile with a ballistic trajectory is impossible or the most difficult to shoot down. He included S-300 and Tochka-U in the "ballistic" list yet did not say clearly whether were they ever intercepted or not.
Original article (in Ukrainian):
Які ракети може збивати Україна та для чого нам F-16: інтерв'ю з Юрієм Ігнатом
Захист неба став одним з найважливіших елементів у війні України з Росією. Від початку повномасштабного вторгнення Росія намагалася придушити українську ППО, але зазнала невдачі, хоча й має набагато кращі літаки й високоточні ракети.24tv.ua