"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (106 Viewers)

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvkTTXm-qjI

 

[GTX]

View: https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1947275775062810791?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1947275775062810791%7Ctwgr%5E7bb634568bcb3fe6466f218c06b19403ae374bf4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.secretprojects.co.uk%2Fthreads%2Fdrones-and-how-to-kill-them.40438%2Fpage-32

 

[GrauGeist]

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...

Ukraine has also had great success with their Hind teams (usually teams of two) hunting and intercepting Russian drones.

 

[MiTasol]

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.

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.

 

[SaparotRob]

From the Ukraine TV News YT channel.

 

[Dimlee]

Mobile service modules for F-16, developed/funded in Ukraine. Hopefully, the project will be upscaled.

Project-61 - savelife.in.ua

An Ecosystem for the F-16s by the "Come Back Alive" Foundation

savelife.in.ua

 

[GrauGeist]

View attachment 839465

From the Ukraine TV News YT channel.

wow...falling up FOUR flights of stairs and out a window!

 

[GTX]

Putin and Strategic Decision-Making

My latest article published by the Lowy Institute explores Putin, strategy and the flaws in Putin's long-term decision-making.

mickryan.substack.com

 

[GTX]

Ukraine Scrambling To Fight Against Growing Russian Shahed-136 Threat

Ukraine is frantically working to cope with increasing Russian Shahed-136 drone attacks that feature evolved tactics and capabilities.

www.twz.com

 

[GTX]

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

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arm9SdlavwQ

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XED45IjB2w

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Jy1EWzTl4

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcZ8JK2dWPs

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YcnRqVEFEI

 

[GTX]

New Russian Drone Made Completely Of Chinese Components: Ukrainian Intelligence

The discovery of a Russian decoy drone made up entirely of Chinese parts is another indication of the growing wartime relationship between Moscow and Beijing.

www.twz.com

 

[GTX]

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

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU-jB0SB--c

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWP8SgeVizg

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineRussiaReport/comments/1m6oj83/ua_pov_ukrainian_pilot_ejects_from_a_mirage_2000/?share_id=3yyeDJc1ZF8cj_D9fAP05&utm_content=1&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1

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