Hi David, Ukraine already has quite a few mobile air defense teams; lots of machine guns on the back of pickup trucks, some more advanced German systems like Gepards, some buggies with hellfire missiles, and the good old-fashioned manpads. I’m actually not sure what percentage of their mobile air defense layer are manpads, but I know they’re active.
I’m using voice to text, so sorry if there are any typos. Actually, it’s funny you bring that up. First of all, they’re intercepting about 60% of the jet powered Shahid drones, so saying there’s “no answer“ is a little alarmist to get clicks.
One of my YouTube videos for next week is talking about the czech skyfox. fighter jet as one possible solution to catching the high altitude jet powered Shahid.
I really wonder about soviet era left over IFF signals🎛️ and signatures⚡ if VLAD is handing out hundreds (thousands / tens of thousands?) of MANPADS to moderately trained ivans 🏗️🏭 🛤️🚂 at the local factory or railstation? 📡💥 This just sounds like another 😬 friendly fire recipe for disaster. (Malaysia Air, Commercial Aircraft, military transports, etc) ⚰️ One itchy trigger finger and that's a mess! Kiev, so far, has avoided that since 2022 for the most part, not sure Russia can show the same kind of 🎯🛑 discipline across that much geography....
Could Manpads be an effective Ukrainian air defense approach against high intensity jet drone attacks?
Hi David, Ukraine already has quite a few mobile air defense teams; lots of machine guns on the back of pickup trucks, some more advanced German systems like Gepards, some buggies with hellfire missiles, and the good old-fashioned manpads. I’m actually not sure what percentage of their mobile air defense layer are manpads, but I know they’re active.
Saw this, do you think it is overly alarmist?
https://lnkd.in/p/ghDhPi_k
I’m using voice to text, so sorry if there are any typos. Actually, it’s funny you bring that up. First of all, they’re intercepting about 60% of the jet powered Shahid drones, so saying there’s “no answer“ is a little alarmist to get clicks.
One of my YouTube videos for next week is talking about the czech skyfox. fighter jet as one possible solution to catching the high altitude jet powered Shahid.
Thanks Wes. I think that LI poster was focusing on a European audience to ring some alarm bells.
It sounds like the new generation of Gerans might pose additional air defense challenges...
Coupled with the saber rattling over Kaliningrad, it feels like the threat level across Europe is ticking up. Might be psyops, but maybe not.
I'm sorry, but MANPADS just makes me think of what trump wears inside his diaper! 🤣
Glad I’m not alone 😂
I really wonder about soviet era left over IFF signals🎛️ and signatures⚡ if VLAD is handing out hundreds (thousands / tens of thousands?) of MANPADS to moderately trained ivans 🏗️🏭 🛤️🚂 at the local factory or railstation? 📡💥 This just sounds like another 😬 friendly fire recipe for disaster. (Malaysia Air, Commercial Aircraft, military transports, etc) ⚰️ One itchy trigger finger and that's a mess! Kiev, so far, has avoided that since 2022 for the most part, not sure Russia can show the same kind of 🎯🛑 discipline across that much geography....