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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
US maritime surveillance plane was over Black Sea minutes before Russian flagship Moskva was ‘hit by Ukrainian missiles'
2022-04-21
  • A P-8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft was patrolling the coast before the attack

  • The high-tech jet can spot ships on radar at ranges of more than 100 miles

  • Ukraine sunk Moskva after firing two Neptune anti-ship missiles on April 13

Posted by:Skidmark

#14  I doubt the United States needed a P-8 to tell where the Moskva was; I imagine when they turn their radar on the ship's location is apparent to every sigint satellite with that section of the earth's surface in view.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2022-04-21 21:51  

#13  The most egregious got the Spam Cop. The rest...were underperforming and their ruble checks cut off?
Posted by: Frank G   2022-04-21 20:37  

#12  ^Yeah. Interesting. If they aren't interested in swaying our opinions anymore, that means... what?
Posted by: Secret Master   2022-04-21 20:24  

#11  Have the trolls disappeared?
If so, what does that portend if anything?
Posted by: ruprecht   2022-04-21 18:02  

#10  It is not like Moskva was hiding. To be a credible threat to Odessa, people have to know you are there. The trick to this strategy, as with the benefit plan, is not getting killed.
Posted by: SteveS   2022-04-21 14:54  

#9  Meh. You can be sure Russian and Chinese surveillance planes keep an eye on our fleets every chance they get. There's plenty of evidence the Ukrainians pulled off the attacked with their own capabilities; no need to invent our involvement.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2022-04-21 14:44  

#8  Probably cream their panties.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-04-21 13:53  

#7  What will they do when the Russians shoot one of these aircraft down?
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2022-04-21 13:14  

#6  Trading OpSec for Likes. Unbelievable.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-04-21 10:33  

#5  "You can observe a lot just by watching."

- Yogi Berra
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-04-21 09:17  

#4  Just happened to be in position to observe. Chance, precognition or....?
Posted by: Mercutio   2022-04-21 09:15  

#3  Give it time, it's been proven none of them can keep their mouth shut.
Posted by: Chris   2022-04-21 09:14  

#2  But if a P-8 watched the attack go down and some breathless underling at the Pentagon has not rushed out to spill the beans about it, I'll take that as a win.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-04-21 08:59  

#1  The ship was also reportedly "harassed" by drones of the type Ukraine licensed from Turkey, and the Moskva was apparently conducting shore support -- which likely brought it close to the coast.

So it didn't take any external support for the Ukrainians to find it.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2022-04-21 08:55  

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