Hangar queens are often used to supply parts that are not available through normal supply channels. Taking out hangar queens can have a ripple effect on system wide availability.
Awesome looking helo. Would not want to be on the receiving end.
“Awesome looking helo.”
Supposed to be their best ever.
Really need those to be demilitarized. Let’s string along Pootie Poot for a few more months, like we are scared of losing his natural gas or something. He’s fool enough to fall for it.
Seems like they have been losing a 2-3 per week in the air over the Ukraine recently. Close Air Support jets are bleeding too, as there are a lot of ground engagements to support.
Putin seems like he will make his people fight to the last tank, plane and missile; and then order a bayonet charge. He still seems to be banking on Europe throwing in the towel this Winter, over energy. Russian drones have been sniffing around Norwegian North Sea facilities lately:
“(Reuters) -Norway will put its military on a raised level of alert from Tuesday (1 Nov), moving more personnel on to operational duties and enhancing the role of a rapid mobilisation force in response to the war in Ukraine, the government said on Monday.” https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-norway-gas-idAFKBN2RQ0XJ
“The raised level is expected to last a year, “possibly more”, (Chief of Defence, General Eirik) Kristoffersen added.”
“The Air Force had called off training in the United States with its F35 fighter jets, preferring to keep them in Norway, said Kristoffersen.”
Those Russian helicopter blades must be counter rotating?> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamov_Ka-50