L’Ucraina ha bisogno dello scudo missilistico statunitense THAAD per respingere gli aerei russi, dice Zelenskyj
https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukraine-wants-us-thaad-missile-shield-to-push-back-russian-aircraft-zelenskyy-says-17574
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Is THAAD even able to hit enemy aircraft? I thought it is a missile defense system and combat aircraft are flying too low for it.
Meteor?
You dont even need to launch it from a dedicated fighter.
Ukraine can potentially modify something as the carrier for the Meteor. Not a fighter, more like the old interceptors in the early Cold War.
Fast with an appropriate radar. Doesnt even need to be manned.
I know there was Tornado jet engines being sold. I dont know what they did with the radars from those and if they are available, and if that could work with Meteor. The Meteor research program was performed on a Tornado, apparently it would just need source code updating to work with Meteor (from Warthunder forum, so take with a pinch of salt). I would imagine if you could adapt a Tornado radar, limitation might be in the area of range for giving Meteor guidance to a region close enough for the Meteor on board terminal guidance to take over.
These are designed to fill a specific layer of protection, not be the whole of the air defense.
Yes, they can certainly help, but I’m afraid that they will be sent to the Middle East before Ukraine.
THAAD is not for aircraft. It’s for ballistic missiles.
I think Europe must be a better place to look for this kind of support.
Its obvious with Trump still doing Putins wishes (now degrading NATO), a US system would be unreliable choice
I think we are seeing Ukrainian ingenuity in action.
Rather than take out a ballistic missile during boost phase, they might be confident that THAAD can be used to hit glide bomb aircraft. Basically ballistic SAM attacking aircraft from above.
Do this once or twice claiming you have 15 interceptors and the glide bombing might stop.
Thaad missiles are in even more critical supply than Patriots. We are now paying for years and years of ordering missiles at ridiculously low peace time rates. Now that we need them we can not just flip a switch and make these missiles with critical long lead components just appear.
I’m puzzled why Zelensky continues to engage so strongly with the US when all he’s been shown recently is disdain from trump, who may now be thinking of robbing from PURL (if he hasn’t already been)