Posted on 06/03/2023 4:31:35 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Russia has enough Iranian-made suicide drones to keep up attacks on Ukraine every day, a Ukrainian Air Force official warned.
Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said Russian forces have more than enough supply of Shahed-136 drones to keep up the attack, Ukrainian news outlet NV reported.
"Shaheds are now launched so often that it is not clear whether they are (supposed to be) detecting or depleting our air defense," Ihnat said, according to NV. "It's all in one: both detecting and, surely, depleting."
Russia has been using the unmanned loitering munitions to relentlessly bombard Ukrainian cities and targets in recent weeks
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Ukraine is launching million dollar Patriot missiles at 50K drones.
(just guessing they are 50K, certainly way less than 1M)
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sanctions are clearly working /s
unmanned kamikazi suicide drones?
Not their money so why not?
Could the West make the equivalent in astounding numbers and supply the Ukes with double what Iran is making and sending to Russia?
The only way to save Ukraine is to send American boys & girls in the battle there. NeoCons’ kids should be the first to deploy.
Why shouldn’t they? The US Congress (both parties) voted to send our weapons to them. They should use them.
Let's see. To name just a few, that has really worked out well for us ....
-Vietnam
-Iraq
-Afghanistan
-Syria
That is where things are going. How is Iran at the front of this.
Drones will be the future of warfare. Probably not a good thing for humans.
A short video of Kiev’s missile defense system.
https://twitter.com/SuperSussyCat/status/1664739524226822144
Good news.
—> NeoCons’ kids should be the first to deploy.
Any Zeepers enlist yet??
“The Patriot was first deployed by the U.S. in the 1980s. The system costs approximately $4 million per missile, and the launchers cost about $10 million each, analysts say. At such a cost, it’s not advantageous to use the Patriot to shoot down the smaller, cheaper Iranian drones that Russia has been buying and using in Ukraine.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-made-patriot-missile-systems-arrive-in-ukraine
“Unit cost Unknown, (various estimates from $10,000 to €50,000)”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HESA_Shahed_136
“The aircraft has a cropped delta-wing shape, with a central fuselage blending into the wings and stabilizing rudders at the tips. The nose section contains a warhead estimated to weigh 30–50 kilograms (66–110 lb). The engine sits in the rear of the fuselage and drives a two-bladed propeller in a “pusher” arrangement.The munition is 3.5 metres (11 ft) long with a wingspan of 2.5 metres (8.2 ft), flies at over 185 kilometres per hour (115 mph), and weighs about 200 kilograms (440 lb). Range has been estimated to be anywhere from between 970–1,500 km (600–930 mi) to as much as 2,000–2,500 km (1,200–1,600 mi).”
A barrage balloon costs $10,000.
How much does it cost to use the Soviet era missile defense system in Ukraine? I would guess that is being depleted right now.
>>>Ukraine is launching million dollar Patriot missiles at 50K drones.
(just guessing they are 50K, certainly way less than 1M)<<<
Ahem, Ukraine is launching free Patriot missiles. It’s not like THEY paid for them. Just sayin’
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