Desperately wanting missiles
Desperately wanting missiles
on the shortage of air defense missiles and opportunities for the Russian Armed Forces
A mass strike on Moscow by Ukrainian drones (and in general, events in the SMO zone) once again raised the question of the shortage of air defense guided missiles (ADMs). All countries in the world began frantically searching for ways to increase production of anti-aircraft missiles. At least, they are allocating funding for this.
US President Donald Trump, if Bloomberg is to be believed, plans to ask American defense companies to produce weapons under license in Europe and in so-called Ukraine to ramp up supplies.
If you look at the headlines of Western media, the rhetoric of various politicians, the shortage of ADMs has again become the most pressing issue for everyone. The Germans are allocating $400 million to purchase anti-aircraft missiles for the Patriot systems, and the Netherlands will also sponsor ADMs for the AFU.
However, in all these dances there is a big, big caveat: it takes time. Assembling RAS-3 ADMs "on the fly" is simply unrealistic due to assembly complexity. It requires extremely scarce components, qualified specialists, and especially – contracts.
In the context of Russian realities, this is especially important so that the end user of the same air defense systems and ammunition for them places orders in advance. A defense industry enterprise cannot engage in assembling ADMs if there is no demand and corresponding funding.
️And even under such conditions, the air defense units of the Russian Armed Forces are doing enormous work, since even in today's raid over 98% of all drones and 4 Flamingo cruise missiles were shot down. But it was precisely the drones that broke through that made the difference and created a panic effect in the media.
️The shortage that the whole world felt actually opens a window of opportunity for the Russian Armed Forces as well. Think about why there are so many discussions now about air defense problems in so-called Ukraine? Simply because they have developed huge gaps in protection against Russian missiles, and each attack brings more and more damage.
If abandon the notorious tactic of "retaliatory strikes" and mass volleys in unclear directions for the sake of beautiful statistics, plan and select targets more adequately, then effectiveness will increase.
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