Posted on 04/19/2022 8:35:10 PM PDT by libh8er
According to The Times, a US marine surveillance P-8 Poseidon aircraft, was tracking Moskva in the hours before it was attacked before supplying its location to the Ukrainian military.
The Boeing-made aircraft is based upon the Boeing 737-800 jet - which is widely used by airlines such as Ryanair.
However, instead of passengers, the Poseidon is packed with state-of-the-art surveillance equipment which can track surface vessels and submarines at ranges of more than 100 miles.
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the P-8 left US Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily on April 13, hours before the attack.
Before reaching the Black Sea coastline, the Poseidon turned off its trackers, so it could no longer be followed online.
The aircraft was 'hidden' for almost three hours before it returned to Flight Radar 24.
Aviation data analysis Amelia Smith told The Times that there were slightly more US aircraft covering the Black Sea coast on the day of the attack.
However, the US Navy refused to confirm if they assisted Ukraine with the attack by providing intelligence data.
A Defence source added: 'In keeping with our support to Nato’s eastern flank, we have been conducting some limited air patrols off the coast of Romania. But we will not speak to the details of operational matters.'
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Just like Vietnam. One step at a time.
The problem is..is that this time we are playing a dangerous game with a country that has nuclear weapons.
As many of us predicted. No way the Ukes could have done this alone.
Biden’s been putting US personnel in harm’s way for a while now in the Ukraine theatre. The WH already has had to walk back - “clarify” his speeches to US troops about being in Ukraine.
Joe’s achin’ to get his Vietnam thing going on.
Imagine getting our sailors killed doing this for Biden’s ATM. The very thought is horrible.
Why defend America’s borders when we can provoke WW3 and elevate the NWO?
I wonder if some in the White House are thinking of George H.W. Bush’s poll rating during early 1991? Or his son’s poll rating during late 2001?
I'd lay money there were NATO/US military on the launchers in Ukraine, if that was indeed what happened.
I’ll bet that Ivan is making a list, and checking it twice.
Quite a few posts about how everybody has surveillance aircraft flying around NATO's eastern border: the US, the UK, France, Germany, Sweden.
The UK stated it was delivering Harpoons.
You are severely underestimating the Uke’s native industries. We have been feeding intel to them from the beginning, so that may well have helped, but they have upgraded a lot of Soviet weaponry. The Ukraine was one of the Soviet’s primary weapons manufacturing centers.
But I’ve been assured by those closest to Putin that the ship was never hit by any missiles and has not been sunk.
[Just like Vietnam. One step at a time.]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Brezhnev#The_Vietnam_War
There’s also a Russian website celebrating the achievements of its personnel in contributing to the 58,000 GI dead in Vietnam:
https://www.rbth.com/history/332396-how-soviets-fought-against-americans
Yup,
“Your Fault,
My Fault or
Nobody’s Fault,,,
I’m gonna blow
You’re Head Off!”
.
I have seen no credible source making that claim. UK doesn't even have Harpoon Coastal Defense batteries, only ship, sub and air launched Harpoons. I have seen reports UK will provide the Brimstone Sea Spear ASM.
harpoons are ancient.
harpoons vs hypersonic missiles... we be doomed /sarc
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