NATO countries continue to climb up the escalation ladder with Russia, suppling Kiev with ever deadlier and more advanced weapons. Kiev reportedly now wants Western analogues of Russia’s best cruise missiles, the Kalibr and Kh-101. What are the missiles’ characteristics? Why does Ukraine’s military want them? Sputnik explains.
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Bulletin, By George M. Moore | August 4, 2023 The United States Air Force recently announced the successful test of its Rapid Dragon system in a major Pacific exercise.[1] This followed an earlier successful test during an exercise in Norway in late 2022.[2] ........In standard English, Rapid Dragon converts cargo aircraft into weapons carriers that can deploy cruise…
The US Air Force has announced successful tests of its Rapid Dragon system, which converts cargo aircraft into weapons carriers that can deploy cruise missiles (and potentially other weapons) by releasing them on pallets via the planes’ rear cargo ramps. This game-changing concept could upend conventional and nuclear weapons strategy and complicate arms control efforts.