I am excited to start working with @tipofthespear42 tomorrow on demining missions in Ukraine.
— Vlad Sokolov (@whatislove_rv) November 21, 2022
I have organized all the permissions for him in Ukraine and all the paperwork to bring the equipment, so the next month is going to be fun together! pic.twitter.com/7asQcF21Yz
Protests in Chisinau are taking place with the financial support of the Russian Federation, this is revenge, — TV8.
— MAKS 22🇺🇦 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) November 21, 2022
"The attacks on us are part of the hybrid warfare we're facing right now. Directly financed by the Russian Federation." - Sandu pic.twitter.com/wXzUTqmZyX
More from Pavlivka https://t.co/UQo0QHPT8y
— Def Mon (@DefMon3) November 21, 2022
Bakhmut
— Def Mon (@DefMon3) November 21, 2022
RuAF attack all along the frontline in this area again. The short pause a few days ago seems to be over. Places like Bakhmut is most likely why an army with the size of 1000000 need to mobilize 300000. pic.twitter.com/iq2lYPQjZW
Russia began to transfer manpower through Mariupol in the direction of Hulyaipol pic.twitter.com/6jMajPhna1
— DACHI-shows you *End of Russky mir (@DachiOf) November 21, 2022
🤬This is how Mariupol was destroyed, a TOS-1A thermobaric munition hit a residential building follow up ⬇️https://t.co/Ygfel967aT pic.twitter.com/zBIB28kVQS
— DACHI-shows you *End of Russky mir (@DachiOf) November 21, 2022
which were then burned. At the same time, the sharp smell of burnt hair was noticed in the air. At the entrance to the landfill, a checkpoint was set up, and local residents were not allowed to enter.
— NOËL 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) November 21, 2022
Russians accused of burning bodies at Kherson landfill https://t.co/04uu21W79l
— The Guardian (@guardian) November 21, 2022
the German defense ministry offered Warsaw assistance in protecting the country's airspace. Berlin intends to place additional Patriot SAM launchers, as well as Eurofighter jets, on the Polish-Ukrainian border.
— Rybar in English (@rybar_en) November 21, 2022
And while NATO are at it, they may work on testing the Patriot against Russian cruise missiles in a real combat situation, amidst numerous reports of the system's low effectiveness.
— Rybar in English (@rybar_en) November 21, 2022
Polish defence minister: “I’ve accepted the proposal of the German Minister of Defense regarding the deployment of additional Patriot missile launchers in our country… I will propose that the system be stationed at the border with Ukraine.” https://t.co/xBSV0c6xxb
— Ulrike Franke (@RikeFranke) November 21, 2022
The Italian government can send aid to Ukraine at any time without asking the parliament's permission, based on a decree that expires at the end of the year.
— FLASH (@Flash_news_ua) November 21, 2022
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Great. Ukaine says absolutely, then pulls a Russia and continues the forward press. Karma.agent-maroon said:
So they agreed to give back what they stole from the Ukes in the first place? Such a deal!
An excellent analysis by my RUSI colleague Justin Bronk on why the Russian Air Force was unusually low-profile in the early stages of the Ukraine War https://t.co/yb9AswPogp
— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) November 21, 2022
Ag In Ok said:
I know the newer Russian S400 / S500 are respected, but i didn't know our patriots would struggle against cruise missiles….
Given Russian Army personnel shortages, their repeated & costly attempts to secure Bakhmut speak of a significant lack of imagination & flexibility. UA MoD estimates 8K RU casualties from Sept. to the end of Oct. Not worth the price.
— Patrick Fox (@RealCynicalFox) November 22, 2022
Credit to @Militarylandnet for the graphic. pic.twitter.com/RZTqF3QxeS
USA 🇺🇸 may transfer Ukraine 🇺🇦 MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Combat Drones after removing secret technology from them
— Ukraine Battle Map (@ukraine_map) November 18, 2022
The MQ-1C Gray Eagle can fly up to 400km, can carry 4 Hellfire Missiles, and flies up to 30 hours pic.twitter.com/sYdLl4jEyx
I think the combat radius is a lot more (likely still classified), but these things are made to have a very long on station time. If you have been close to one they are bigger than you would think. The wings are designed like a glider and made to just cruise at low speed on station watching until needed.lb3 said:
Could the 400km be max combat radius? With a bunch of hellfire missiles slung under the wings it's aerodynamics would be pretty dirty. That's a very different mission configuration than for ferry range.
With those long wings, I wonder what the stall speed is on one of those things. They may loiter at a speed not much higher than that.GAC06 said:
Even with 400km as combat radius that's really low. Different sources says 25 or 30 hours endurance. Taking the more conservative 25 hours, a 400km combat radius means a trip at 32kph.
lb3 said:
Not been up close but am about 15 miles south of Ellington field and spot the occasionally but never seen them armed.
JB!98 said:With those long wings, I wonder what the stall speed is on one of those things. They may loiter at a speed not much higher than that.GAC06 said:
Even with 400km as combat radius that's really low. Different sources says 25 or 30 hours endurance. Taking the more conservative 25 hours, a 400km combat radius means a trip at 32kph.
Sorry I read 32kph as 32kts.GAC06 said:JB!98 said:With those long wings, I wonder what the stall speed is on one of those things. They may loiter at a speed not much higher than that.GAC06 said:
Even with 400km as combat radius that's really low. Different sources says 25 or 30 hours endurance. Taking the more conservative 25 hours, a 400km combat radius means a trip at 32kph.
I don't know the answer but I bet it's higher than that by a good bit. 32kph is 20 miles per hour
Combat radius means max payload weight, high power settings, and shorter endurance. Max endurance missions are with clean airframes, low payload weight, and low power settings.GAC06 said:JB!98 said:With those long wings, I wonder what the stall speed is on one of those things. They may loiter at a speed not much higher than that.GAC06 said:
Even with 400km as combat radius that's really low. Different sources says 25 or 30 hours endurance. Taking the more conservative 25 hours, a 400km combat radius means a trip at 32kph.
I don't know the answer but I bet it's higher than that by a good bit. 32kph is 20 miles per hour
They can track and target Cruise Missiles, but it depends what profile they are in. Also, Cruise Missiles can be tricky due to their Nap of the Earth flight path.GAC06 said:Ag In Ok said:
I know the newer Russian S400 / S500 are respected, but i didn't know our patriots would struggle against cruise missiles….
Patriots are mostly for long range, high altitude targets. Cruise missiles are typically low altitude targets that would require an extensive and well integrated radar network to engage. Also as mentioned above, patriots are expensive and not a good weapon to target match for conventional cruise missiles.
JoeAggie1010 said:They can track and target Cruise Missiles, but it depends what profile they are in. Also, Cruise Missiles can be tricky due to their Nap of the Earth flight path.GAC06 said:Ag In Ok said:
I know the newer Russian S400 / S500 are respected, but i didn't know our patriots would struggle against cruise missiles….
Patriots are mostly for long range, high altitude targets. Cruise missiles are typically low altitude targets that would require an extensive and well integrated radar network to engage. Also as mentioned above, patriots are expensive and not a good weapon to target match for conventional cruise missiles.
I agree mostly, as PATRIOT is primarily Missile Defense, in the lower tier coverage. They are also integrated. I don't want to get into more specifics.GAC06 said:JoeAggie1010 said:They can track and target Cruise Missiles, but it depends what profile they are in. Also, Cruise Missiles can be tricky due to their Nap of the Earth flight path.GAC06 said:Ag In Ok said:
I know the newer Russian S400 / S500 are respected, but i didn't know our patriots would struggle against cruise missiles….
Patriots are mostly for long range, high altitude targets. Cruise missiles are typically low altitude targets that would require an extensive and well integrated radar network to engage. Also as mentioned above, patriots are expensive and not a good weapon to target match for conventional cruise missiles.
They can. But they've been increasingly modified/optimized to target ballistic missiles. The low altitude profile of most cruise missiles means you'd need more radar sites. It's not a great match compared to localized NASAMS and IRIS-T plus stuff like gepards
