To: marcusmaximus
“Miss it by that much!”—Maxwell Smart
To: marcusmaximus
The UAV in question—known as “Altair” or “Altius-RU”—was touted as one of Russia’s most advanced strike-reconnaissance platforms and a domestic rival to the US MQ-9 Reaper. Based on its own claims, the Russian version is always better than the western equivalent, but in reality...
3 posted on
07/10/2025 4:44:50 AM PDT by
tlozo
To: marcusmaximus
5 posted on
07/10/2025 4:50:11 AM PDT by
MotorCityBuck
(Keep the change, you are filthy animal !)
Secret surveillance photo of "Altair" drone immediately prior to crash
- please note jamming device in lower right corner of photo:
7 posted on
07/10/2025 5:04:10 AM PDT by
Who is John Galt?
("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
To: marcusmaximus
I disagreed strenuously with Kazan, and always thought that he was a Russian troll, but I hate to see any Free Republic poster suffer this way. RIP. /s
To: marcusmaximus
Nice official euphamism: “and a non-standard situation occurred”
9 posted on
07/10/2025 6:19:14 AM PDT by
larrytown
(A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
To: marcusmaximus
Always thought of ‘Altair’ as an 8080 based personal ‘puter.
10 posted on
07/10/2025 6:22:03 AM PDT by
sasquatch
(Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit! c/o piytar)
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