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Dimlee said:
As I understand, there are those types of airborne manned anti-drone platforms today:
1. Jet fighters, Soviet and Western.
2. Old light prop a/c as Yak-52 with various armament tested.
3. New light a/c as Shark. Probably, only for jamming.
Probably, A-10 could do everything that those three types do. Not sure about the operational costs, if they can be lower than those of F-16 and Mirage 2000. Also, the training...
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Ukraine has also had great success with their Hind teams (usually teams of two) hunting and intercepting Russian drones.
 
Denniss said:
The vid is not wrong - the A-10s rather low speed, long loitering time and good maneuverability makes this in theory an interesting Anti-Shahed platform. If it does not have an air search radar may negate many of the good aspects.
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But the biggest bad aspect is the extended time that each crew member must take in conversion from whatever aircraft they are currently flying to the new type. Ukraine has a limited number of pilots and ground staff and putting newbies into/on to something like a Warthog may not be a good idea.

Does anyone here actually know how long A-10 training takes in the USA?
  • for crew?
  • for ground staff?

Another major issue is that adding the A-10 adds another type to carry spares for and all the logistical problems that go with that.

I like the aircraft but do not think it a good fit for Ukraine.
 
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From the Ukraine TV News YT channel.
 

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united24media.com

Technical Issue Causes Ukrainian Mirage-2000 Pilot to Eject Mid-Flight

On July 22, a Mirage-2000 pilot reported a malfunction, executed emergency protocols, and was safely rescued; investigation underway.
united24media.com united24media.com
 
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