Posted on 12/31/2024 2:35:02 AM PST by marcusmaximus
Watch the historic moment the sea drone takes down an aerial target.
DRAMATIC footage shows the moment Ukraine claimed the historic downing of a Russian M-8 military helicopter off the coast of occupied Crimea by a missile-firing sea drone.
Kyiv's military intelligence announced the strike in the Black Sea with a Magura V5 and included a clip of the historic moment.
In the black-and-white footage taken from the sea drone, bursts of water can be seen around the drone launching into the air as Vladimir Putin's chopper attacked.
Viewers can quickly spot the Russian aircraft in the top right-hand corner of the video nearing the reticle of the drone's scope before it disappears briefly from view.
Another angle then shows the chopper in the drone's line of sight with a red box marking out the Russian target.
Missiles can then be seen blasting through the sky before making impact with the Mi-8 which plummeted into the sea.
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Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) ended the video of the successful attack with a Happy New Year message.
A statement confirmed: "On December 31, 2024, soldiers of the GUR special unit Group 13 of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine for the first time in history hit an air target using a Magura V5 sea drone equipped with missile weapons.
A statement confirmed: "On December 31, 2024, soldiers of the GUR special unit Group 13 of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine for the first time in history hit an air target using a Magura V5 sea drone equipped with missile weapons.
"During a battle in the Black Sea near Cape Tarkhankut of temporarily occupied Crimea, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter was destroyed by the use of R-73 ‘Sea Dragon’ missiles.
"Another similar enemy helicopter was hit by fire and was able to
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What Putin Mi-8 doink? Boom. Splash.
I didn't think it possible, for someone to live with a negative-IQ. You have proved the impossible.
If Ukraine is capable of this, then what is to keep terrorists from doing the same off our coasts here in the U.S. imagine these sea drones lurking off LAX or JFK and shooting down airliners.
Thanks for repeating yet another talking point being pushed by Russian propaganda agencies. Are you one of the people that got money from the company that the Justice Department just indicted for funneling Russian money to content creators?
I guess you don’t have anything interesting to say about how an attack helicopter got shot down by a remote controlled drone.
Musk is correct
Drones are the future. They can sink an aircraft carrier
Hypersonic missles. Maneuvering hypersonic
Only way to stop them is with laser or maybe microwave or other methods
In 2025 the Israelis will put in production some sort of laser system.
Hitting a missle with another missle can easily be overwhelmed.
“In 2025 the Israelis will put in production some sort of laser system.”
Israel has already deployed a tactical laser built in conjunction with Lockheed. It was reported once and never mentioned again.
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With automation and computers instead of human trackball operators, a pinpoint barrier system from anime.
https://youtu.be/ZdBfRYHCy5k?si=q6vYg8drETnm36cq
Had to love Robotech.
Now if only the Valkyries and Cyclones could be
“What will you do for income after the State Department shuts down your funding in three weeks?”
Maybe Rubio will get our money back from it.
Tarantara! Tarantara! On to Moscow!
Watched a video last night on Pepperbox TV. A guy went over to the region and actually went on patrol with some of the fighting units there. Even talked to a Commander about what they are doing with these high-speed drones.
It’s kind of amazing. Wire guided munitions are nothing new, but what IS new is the level of control and loiter capability these have. Small, fast, and effective...
It certainly puts a new face on modern warfare. Especially in light of what a country like say, China, can do with drone swarm controls...
Bkmk
Russia reeling as £38m fighter jet shot down by Ukrainian sea drone in world first
Express UK ^ | 5/3/2025 | John Varga
Posted on 5/3/2025, 9:53:40 AM by marcusmaximus
An unmanned Ukrainian sea drone shot down a Russian SU-30 fighter jet near the port of Novorossiysk - home to the Kremlin’s Black Sea Fleet. The downing of the £38 million jet was carried out by Group 13 on May 2, a special unit within Ukraine’s military intelligence.
The sea drone was reported to be equipped with a R-73 air-to-air missile, which struck the jet in midair. The SU-30 crashed into the sea. Reports suggest that the crew were able to eject from the stricken jet and were later picked up by a civilian cargo ship.
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