KipPotapych
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Remember this?
Zelenskyy said 228 Ukrainian drone specialists have deployed to five countries — Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan.
Something must have gone wrong because:
The U.S. Department of State approved a possible sale of nearly $2 billion worth of counter-unmanned aerial systems to Kuwait.
Kuwait requested the c-UAS platforms, built by Anduril, in an effort to improve the country’s ability to counter current and future threats, according to a Friday release. The request followed attacks last week carried out by Iran on Kuwait infrastructure.
www.defensenews.com
Many appear to be surprised: “But the long-term strategic deals UA signed with the Gulf States?!”, “It’s absurd to buy from Audril when Ukrainian interceptors are better, cheaper, and they have all the experience?!”, “But Ukraine intercepts 95-98% of the Russian UAVs over their territory and 90% of missiles?!”
Well, Kuwaitis did not think it was absurd at all. Note the “request followed attacks last week”, two and a half months after the alleged deployment of the Ukrainian drone specialists to protect Kuwait, among others. I wrote back then that you do not see any (like zero) statements from the side on the other end of the alleged Ukrainian deals and operations. Either there was nothing there or things are not as advertised (“I would bet my last” this is the case, laughing). Which takes us to my post #14,576 above. If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it has to be a duck. Not a fierce bird of prey Zelensky is telling stories about.
In the meantime,
kyivindependent.com
On a different note, have you seen the videos of the Flamingo flying in Russia? It’s like flying elephants - huge and super slow. Yet still flying hundreds of kilometres from the Ukrainian border. One of the videos:
However:
And
Zelenskyy said 228 Ukrainian drone specialists have deployed to five countries — Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan.
Something must have gone wrong because:
The U.S. Department of State approved a possible sale of nearly $2 billion worth of counter-unmanned aerial systems to Kuwait.
Kuwait requested the c-UAS platforms, built by Anduril, in an effort to improve the country’s ability to counter current and future threats, according to a Friday release. The request followed attacks last week carried out by Iran on Kuwait infrastructure.
US approves Kuwait request to buy nearly $2 billion of counter-drone platforms
Following recent Iranian strikes on Kuwait, the U.S. approved a potential foreign military sale of counter-UAS platforms made by Anduril.
www.defensenews.com
Many appear to be surprised: “But the long-term strategic deals UA signed with the Gulf States?!”, “It’s absurd to buy from Audril when Ukrainian interceptors are better, cheaper, and they have all the experience?!”, “But Ukraine intercepts 95-98% of the Russian UAVs over their territory and 90% of missiles?!”
Well, Kuwaitis did not think it was absurd at all. Note the “request followed attacks last week”, two and a half months after the alleged deployment of the Ukrainian drone specialists to protect Kuwait, among others. I wrote back then that you do not see any (like zero) statements from the side on the other end of the alleged Ukrainian deals and operations. Either there was nothing there or things are not as advertised (“I would bet my last” this is the case, laughing). Which takes us to my post #14,576 above. If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it has to be a duck. Not a fierce bird of prey Zelensky is telling stories about.
In the meantime,
Ukraine's race to winter: a 5.4-billion-euro plan, and a problem paying for it
As Russian drones and missiles continue to pound Ukraine's war-damaged energy infrastructure, Kyiv is struggling to find funding for a 5.4 billion euro ($6.2 billion) "energy resilience plan" first announced in spring. The next few months are a race against time to prepare for what energy...
kyivindependent.com
On a different note, have you seen the videos of the Flamingo flying in Russia? It’s like flying elephants - huge and super slow. Yet still flying hundreds of kilometres from the Ukrainian border. One of the videos:
However:
And