First published at 05:31 UTC on May 26th, 2022.
Recently, "Denmark" (really, the US) gave Ukraine Harpoon AShM. But to score a successful hit with a Harpoon you really need good radars to provide guidance and targeting. Ukraine has none of those. Interestingly, there has been a lot of a…
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Recently, "Denmark" (really, the US) gave Ukraine Harpoon AShM. But to score a successful hit with a Harpoon you really need good radars to provide guidance and targeting. Ukraine has none of those. Interestingly, there has been a lot of activity over the Black Sea over the past day. I'm no military expert but I think US/UK are going to provide guidance and targeting data to Ukraine.
Activities reconnaissance aircraft of NATO in the Black sea
Today, suspicious activity of reconnaissance aircraft of Western countries was noted in the immediate vicinity of Zmeiny Island:
◾️ The RQ-4B Global Hawk drone of the US Air Force and the RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the British Air Force over the Black Sea.
◾️ ER-3E Aries radio reconnaissance aircraft over the territory of Romania in the Tulci area.
◾️ The E-3 AWACS long-range radar detection and control aircraft of the NATO Air Force in the area of the port of Constanta.
◾️ CL-650 Artemis reconnaissance and targeting aircraft at the Romanian-Moldovan border.
◾️ Anti-submarine aircraft P-8 Poseidon of the US Navy along the coast of Romania.
◾️ As well as the Bayraktar TB2 drone of the Ukrainian Air Force in the south of the Odessa region.
All aircraft operated in close proximity to the island of Zmeiny. Radio-technical and radio-electronic means on board make it possible to conduct reconnaissance and target designation for the destruction of ground and surface objects.
The activity of NATO aviation looks logical against the background of preparation Ukrainian marines for the amphibious operation on Zmeiny, as well as the upcoming delivery coastal Harpoon missile systems from Denmark.
Just to remind you: previously, every time during intensive flights of reconnaissance aircraft in a given area, the AFU always tried to land on Zmeiny.»
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