Clash Report
Russian Su-34 fighter jet protected with car tires on top against kamikaze UAV strikes after Tu-160 & Tu-95 strategic bombers at Engels Air Base. Fighter Bomber claims this practice is now being applied in all over Russia.
This practice not only doesnโt help in any way protecting Russian aircraft but it also considerably increases the preparation time for departure.
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Ukrainian Leopard 2 tank operating in Zaporizhzhia region.
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Ukrainian Intelligence (SBU) reveals 3D model of a new kamikaze UAV with a range of 800 km.
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๐จ "UK's UAV Program Faces Critical Shortfalls and Cost Overruns"
Costly Deployment:
Operating costs have soared, with an estimated cost of over $120,000 per flight hour, far exceeding the expected $11,000.
An additional $1.4 billion is needed to bring Watchkeeper up to the original 2007 contract standards and support it until its planned end of life in 2042.
Operational Shortfalls:
Watchkeeper failed to meet 11 Key User Requirements, achieving only one by the time full operational capability (FOC) was declared.
The anticipated annual flight hours were 6,000, but from November 2018 to November 2022, only 1,191 hours were flown.
Crash Concerns:
Eight Watchkeepers out of a fleet of 54 have crashed, with reasons ranging from weather issues to system failures.
Uncertain Future:
UK authorities claim that the UAV program could deliver only 15% of the expected capability.
Watchkeeper's persistent problems raise doubts about its success, despite its deployment at Fort Bliss.
Source:
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/examining-the-deployment-of-the-u-k-s-troubled-watchkeeper-drones-at-fort-bliss
Costly Deployment:
Operating costs have soared, with an estimated cost of over $120,000 per flight hour, far exceeding the expected $11,000.
An additional $1.4 billion is needed to bring Watchkeeper up to the original 2007 contract standards and support it until its planned end of life in 2042.
Operational Shortfalls:
Watchkeeper failed to meet 11 Key User Requirements, achieving only one by the time full operational capability (FOC) was declared.
The anticipated annual flight hours were 6,000, but from November 2018 to November 2022, only 1,191 hours were flown.
Crash Concerns:
Eight Watchkeepers out of a fleet of 54 have crashed, with reasons ranging from weather issues to system failures.
Uncertain Future:
UK authorities claim that the UAV program could deliver only 15% of the expected capability.
Watchkeeper's persistent problems raise doubts about its success, despite its deployment at Fort Bliss.
Source:
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/examining-the-deployment-of-the-u-k-s-troubled-watchkeeper-drones-at-fort-bliss
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Azerbaijani UAV footage reveals Armenian Armed Forces massing military equipment on the border with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
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#BREAKING Russian MFA summoned Armenian Ambassador to Moscow.
Russia says Armenia has taken โseveral unfriendly steps recentlyโ.
Russia says Armenia has taken โseveral unfriendly steps recentlyโ.
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Large Armenian military deployment spotted on TikTok.
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North Koreaโs Kim Jong-un gets very happy after receiving his first tactical, nuclear-armed submarine.
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4 x Russian self-propelled howitzers were destroyed by Ukrainian HIMARS GMRLS strikes simultaneously in the south.
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Politico:
Elon Musk, before deciding not to support the Ukrainian authorities in an attempt to attack the Russian Fleet off the coast of Crimea with kamikaze USVs, allegedly managed to talk with the Russian Ambassador in Washington Anatoly Antonov.
Antonov warned Musk about a possible โnuclear responseโ from the Russian Federation.
Then, Musk took matters into his own hands and ordered his engineers to cut off Starlink coverage" within 100 kilometers from the Crimean coastโ.
This caused the USVs to lose connectivity and wash โashore harmlessly,โ effectively sabotaging the offensive mission.
Elon Musk, before deciding not to support the Ukrainian authorities in an attempt to attack the Russian Fleet off the coast of Crimea with kamikaze USVs, allegedly managed to talk with the Russian Ambassador in Washington Anatoly Antonov.
Antonov warned Musk about a possible โnuclear responseโ from the Russian Federation.
Then, Musk took matters into his own hands and ordered his engineers to cut off Starlink coverage" within 100 kilometers from the Crimean coastโ.
This caused the USVs to lose connectivity and wash โashore harmlessly,โ effectively sabotaging the offensive mission.
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Iran is transferring its army units to the border with Azerbaijan & Armenia.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi arrived in Ukraine.
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Business Insider:
Russia is returning to global trade despite sanctions and a weak ruble.
The volume of goods unloaded at the three largest ports of the Russian Federation (St. Petersburg, Vladivostok and Novorossiysk) in August approached the pre-war maximum.
It is unclear where the goods came from, but activity at Russian ports was surprisingly high.
Russia is returning to global trade despite sanctions and a weak ruble.
The volume of goods unloaded at the three largest ports of the Russian Federation (St. Petersburg, Vladivostok and Novorossiysk) in August approached the pre-war maximum.
It is unclear where the goods came from, but activity at Russian ports was surprisingly high.
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