Anyone following this? AZ is putting out a lot of footage that shows that drones and precision strike is a capability not just possessed by major powers.
Hell yeah. They are underselling it by labeling it just an “anti-air stryker.” That 30mm cannon and 2x Hellfires make it a no joke all-purpose welterweight ground combatant. The only thing I don’t see is a V-hull, which is probably bc we want to keep as many interchangable maintenance parts with the rest of the stryker fleet. (“fleet”? “troop”? whatever)GDLS Gets $1.2B For 144 Army Anti-Aircraft Strykers - Breaking Defense
General Dynamics Land Systems can now order materials to start building the first 28 vehicles, worth a total of $230 million, in 2021.breakingdefense.com
Look like the Army has been watching this and other recent conflicts
I interned in the PEO that includes the IM-SHORAD acquisition. If I remember correctly, this is just a stop-gap until the directed energy version is ready. At least this version from General Dynamics should be significantly more capable than Avenger.
What was the weapon in that video? Didn’t see anything enter the screen.Some strikes. It’s actual people so graphic, and I can’t vouch for this site:
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Not sureWhat was the weapon in that video? Didn’t see anything enter the screen.
What was the weapon in that video? Didn’t see anything enter the screen.
Yeah, shooting down a $300 drone with a $40,000 missile isn't going to work long term. Didn't Saudi Arabia shoot one down with a Patriot missile?
Perspectives | Did Russia win the Karabakh war
With its dramatic brokering of a ceasefire agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the deployment of peacekeepers to Nagorno-Karabakh within hourswww.bignewsnetwork.com
Unpopular opinion: Russia wins again, by gaining and maintaining de facto control of foreign regions in its periphery where the demographics include Russian-speakers, Eastern Orthodox religious affiliation, and/or allied Russo-Slavic ethnic groups.
Maybe Russia wanted Armenia to be unable to defend itself solo. Maybe Russia benefits from an Armenia that wants increased Russian protectionism, and an increased avenue for Russian arms sales.I don't think they won much at all, if any external power 'won' anything it was Turkey. As Armenia's 'protector' they and the equipment the Russians sold the Armenians utterly failed in the face of the the Turkish and Israeli-supplied Azeris.
Maybe Russia wanted Armenia to be unable to defend itself solo. Maybe Russia benefits from an Armenia that wants increased Russian protectionism, and an increased avenue for Russian arms sales.