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| More on the Russian anti-aircraft countermeasures |
| 2022-03-16 |
| [MSN] Russia has deployed a mystery munition in Ukraine that's stumped ballistic experts. The munitions are decoys meant to trick air-defense radars and heat-seeking missiles, the New York Times reported, and are released from Iskander-M short-range ballistic missiles. They are each about a foot long and shaped like a dart with an orange tail, American intelligence officials say. The devices produce radio signals to confuse enemy radars attempting to locate the missiles, and they also contain a heat source to attract other missiles.  |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #14 Right over me head, as usual, but that was beautiful. "All gone... like farts in a rain of darts. Time to die." |
| Posted by: Gravirong Hupeanter5034 2022-03-16 23:22 |
| #13 "Beams of Flechettes!" |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-03-16 21:53 |
| #12 It's maskirova gone super-nova, No more rubber submarines! Now tiny doodads, all electronical Mesmerize with their beams. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2022-03-16 21:38 |
| #11 Aye. Like Lawn Darts. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-03-16 21:33 |
| #10 The devices produce radio signals to confuse enemy radars attempting to locate the missiles Approach beacons |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-03-16 19:35 |
| #9 more random guessing: The flares for planes and helos are a different breed than these. Maybe the missile decoys were already pre-loaded for use. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2022-03-16 19:10 |
| #8 Cede to the experts, perhaps clearing or testing a flight path? Try to get Ukraine to leave their radars on a bit too much? An automated Wild Weasel of sorts? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-03-16 19:01 |
| #7 Russia is getting its helicopters and planes shot down regularly so this orange tail dart hasn't helped that much for that aspect. As for the missiles, I didn't think Ukraine could effectively down ballistic missiles even without the orange tail dart. what am I missing |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2022-03-16 18:34 |
| #6 It's just a more sophisticated form of chaff or decoys. Maybe very sophisticated. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2022-03-16 14:33 |
| #5 Putin confounds Ukraine AA with RF NERF darts? |
| Posted by: Cthulhu of Ryleh 2022-03-16 11:35 |
| #4 But we have volunteers. And Twitter. |
| Posted by: Angutle Dingle9268 2022-03-16 11:23 |
#3  /\ But, but, but the "Imperial senility" cover-for-action appears to be working quite well. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-03-16 11:20 |
| #2 "How did the corrupt and inept US defense establishment let Russia leapfrog the US with HGV's, S-550, etc? That's the origin of the Ukraine crisis. This should be a Sputnik moment. Instead it's an orgy of virtue signaling. Imperial senility." |
| Posted by: Goober Hupoter5822 2022-03-16 11:16 |
| #1 ...The importance of us getting our hands on these things CAN NOT be understated. This would be the equivalent of turning the Soviets loose with one of the old PERSHING II missiles, letting them take all the penetration aids out, then taking them back to the Rodina for study. They may well have handed us the keys to their SRBM/IRBM kingdom. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2022-03-16 11:10 |