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Gulf States Spent Billions on Russian Pantsir Air Defenses but Shahed Drones Still Got Through (united24media.com)
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Pro-tip: Don't buy air defenses from bullshitters.

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[-] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The Ka-52, Mi-28 and Nona are interesting, the rest? Trash.

edit ok to be fair the Mi-8 is one of the best helicopters ever made, but that is because the original designers nailed it unbelievably hard, not because Russia has kept up with evolving helicopter doctrine and technology. The Mi-8 is just a beast.

[-] The_v@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

All three were developed by the Soviet union. Most likely by people from places that are not part of Russia today.

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