Recent content by Broccoli

Winter is coming and Ukraine has begun mass manufacturing kamikaze drones with 1000km range and clearly Russians cannot see them on radars or there has big gaps in radar coverage. Bad news for Russian electricity infrastructure.

Anyone else noticed that Pskov airbase was only defended by anti-aircraft guns and small arms fire? Russians must have emptied their western border regions from SAM's and send them to Ukraine. Earlier they emptied Finnish border from SAM's. Seems like Russian air defefence capabilities have...

In this case "national interests" translates into being a threat to Putin.

If Russia is doing so great why ruble is so weak even after Russian use all measures possible to keep it stronger? This war costs Russia billions each day and doesn't include losses caused by workers who are now dying in Ukraine.

Amazing how one guy can destroy decades worth of hard work by becoming hostile towards his countrys biggest trading partners. It's just another example why dictatorships don't work.

China is also suffering from +20% youth unemployment and this wont help their issues.

Real reason is that everything is going so well that Chinese govt doesn't want to make other counties jealous.

I never understood claim that F-35 cannot be used from dispersed airbases. Finnish air force did prove that F-35 can be used from make shift airbases and use highways as runways. Just as well as out Hornets have done This claim that Gripen has some special capability simply isn't true.

How is France behind Russia? If we forget Su-57 whats in really slow production all new Russian fighters still come out of the factory with PESA radar (at best case) installed and without capability to use targeting pod.

If Ukraine is all out of SAM's or have lost them why isn't Russia using it's airforce? Fact is that Russian fighter jets generally stay away from frontlines because they would be shot down.

If i'm part of Xi's inner circle and steal money whats supposed to go for military... who's gonna stop me?

There are only around 5000 Russian soldiers near Finland (others are dying in Ukraine) and all their heavy equipment has been also shipped into Ukraine. How are they gonna crush Finland?

China steals tech from US all the time so arresting a chief spy wasn't politically motivated. https://www.csis.org/programs/strategic-technologies-program/archives/survey-chinese-espionage-united-states-2000

Amazing how Russian navy repels naval drones with their hulls. Just like when their artillery blocks HIMARS stikes by exploding after hit by a rocket.

Russia is buying ammunation, body armor, drones and other things from countries like Iran and Myanmar. Do Russian jets fly of then above frontlines? Wery rarely. This is because Russian dont carry targeting pods so they have fly on heights what makes them vulnerable to MANPADS or drop bombs...