Is Putrid about to throw his last dice?

More on the threat.

https://twitter.com/search?q=Russia%20helicopter&src=typed_query&f=live

https://endtimeheadlines.org/2022/08/russia-masses-more-than-400-planes-and-360-helicopters-on-border-with-ukraine/

“China calls on Putin to end Russian roulette at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine after disaster near-miss. When China is speaking up, you know it’s serious.”…
https://apple.news/AOXQg4sceQgWu4jnmiiv-EQ

1. Better contract negotiation by reversing the trend of industry stealing from the forces; poach contract negotiators who are versed in the ways of inserting the keys to the money pit when writing a contract.
2 Use the end users advice better when writing the specification, rather than having it hacked down to save money by the Treasury civil servant accountants.
3. Buy the best match to the spec, rather than politicise the buying decision.
4. Ruthless holding the manufacturer to fulfilling the contract and meeting the spec

The cost would be far lower than the billions wasted later.

That might be a start. Sorry for thread drift, but seeing the trickery and disregard for responsibility to the taxpayer on the one hand, and when looking back at doing the job with the tools at our disposal makes me a bit cross.

China is downwind...

Ukraine MOD came out with a wish list of FJ's.
To play around with the idea the Gripen would be an interesting option for Ukraine: did well in latest tenders being the runner up (Finland, Canada), easy to maintain (advertised to require just two conscripts to turn around on a highway base) and already NATO compatible. Just a small hickup is the very low number made, who'd send their AC's on a short notice? Czech needs their to cover Slovakia due to Slovakia sending their mig29's to Ukraine. Hungary has only 12+2. South Africa has 17. So unless Czech gets their F35's very fast and Sweden sends their fleet it's a no go.

The end product of peacetime, pared down, forces. Will we all ever learn that Defence is not an option, but essential, and has to be properly and fully resourced against all possible adverse scenarios? Meanwhile, in the Treasury ...

I've not heard of any countries upping production? Would it not be prudent to get some orders in now for more stuff. We must have exhausted quite a lot already.

It’s why the US is looking at celestial navigation as stars can’t be hacked or destroyed.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/mil...al-navigation/

https://www.gps.gov/governance/advis...8-12/laine.pdf

Knocking out GPS satellites however would effect both sides.

Nope, we will never learn, because the kind of long term vision needed to invest in maintaining a viable military requires politicians who actually care enough to risk personal political capital to do the right thing…..

Is this idea applicable only to aircraft or would the technology be integrated with warheads?

I note in the Draper slides that only lines of position from two different celestial bodies are required to determine position. But unless the relative azimuths are ideal (90 degrees) and error sources are zero or ignored, it’s been a better practice to have at least three LOPs from bodies roughly 120 degrees azimuth apart, in order to triangulate and minimize contributions of systematic error.

I don’t know the technology, but I suppose they have a way of observing stars even in daytime.

South africa cant even afford to maintain their gripens. UK is looking to dispose of thier tranche 1 block 5 eurofighters. These dont have any air to ground capability except paveways, still great for actual airdefence so might be considered a non step to far

Satellite imagery confirms three MiG-31K/I (Kinzhal missile-equipped) have been deployed to the Kaliningrad Chkalovsk Air Base.


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I read somewhere they could see through clouds and in daylight… IR? With everything I imagine it will work down to weapons.

The SR-71 had astro inertial navigation so this doesnt sound like anything new (R2D2). I guess they hope miniturise and improve accuracy for weapon purposes

Auto astro tracking navigation systems have been used on weapons systems since the late 1950's. SM-62 Snark cruise missile for sure, Skybolt was going to use it and I'm pretty sure that Trident D5 uses it as well.

Sweet

At various wavelengths there is negligible attenuation of a signal from CO2, H2O etc.... Another benefit of a celestial auto-tracker is that apart from position to high accuracy. it could give a complete stable platform output, 3D attitude without any gyros, 3D velocity vectors, and absolute position without interference and with tolerance to jamming.

Separately, the Russian's seem to be only interested in their domestic consumers of propaganda now, or they are heading towards a national bi-polar personality disorder... the dissonance with reality is painful to watch.



I would recommend an extended course of Haldol or similar for the occupants of the Kremlin to assist their return to reality.

Side effects may include

• Weight gain;
• Sexual problems;
• Drowsiness;
• Dizzyness;
• Restlessness;
• Dry mouth;
• Constipation;
• Nausea;
• Blurred vision;
• Low blood pressure;
• Seizures;
• low WBC

Don't mix antipsychotics with Vodka.

In the past few months, we and other analyst have watched the formation and training of Russia's 3rd Army Corps, first publicly reported by Ukrainian intelligence back in June. Now it is being deployed to the Ukrainian border.

Photo and video evidence shows trains with a Buk air defense system and T-80BV and T-90M tanks. Per Russian Railways database, they are heading deployed from Mulino, 3rd AC's training base, to the Ukrainian border close to Taganrog, Rostov region…..

It is currently unknown where the 3rd AC will deploy, but the frontlines closest to the destination of the trains (Neklinovka station in southern Rostov region) are Donetsk and Zaporizhia region.….

A significant reduction took place with elements of the Northern Fleet leaving the Mediterranean following a deployment that started on Feb-11.


https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....ebe64fa7f.jpeg