Tupolev Tu-141 Strizh (Swift) on the launcher. USSR medium-range reconnaissance UAV (drone). Ukrainian Air Force Museum in Vinnitsa. Taken on 8 October 2008 by Wikimedia user George Chernilevsky.
On March 8, Ukrainian sources shared photos showing the wreckage of a Soviet-made Tupolev Tu-141 “Strizh” drone that was shot down over an unspecified part of Ukraine.
The Tu-141 is a large, medium-range reconnaissance drone that first entered service in the 1970s. It was designed to conduct reconnaissance missions behind the front lines at transonic speeds.
The drone could be equipped with several types of payloads, including film cameras, infrared imagers, electro-optical imagers and imaging radar.
The Tu-141 has a cruise speed of 1,000 kilometers an hour, a range of 1,000 kilometers and a service ceiling of 6,000 meters. The drone, which is powered by a KR-17A turbojet engine, is launched from a trailer using a solid-propellant booster and landed with the aid of a tail-mounted parachute.
#Ukraine: We have managed to identifiy new wreckage, and can confirm a Ukrainian drone was shot down!#aidukrainarmy
However, it's not the TB-2, but the Cold war era Tupolev Tu-141 reconnaissance drone; note the landing gear/KR-17A engine.
Likely to be UA operated, but possible pic.twitter.com/zGtGwzqQTS— aidukrainearmy.com (@aidukrainearmy) March 8, 2022
#Ukraine: When a crashed Tu-141 drone meets Ukrainian villagers pic.twitter.com/PvcqgS8kW8
— Ukrain updates (@B_B_spear) March 10, 2022
The downed Tu-141 was most likely Ukrainian. The Ukrainian military returned its Tu-141 into active service in 2014 War in Donbass.
The drone will not likely pose any challenge to Russian fighter jets and air defenses, who have shot down 93 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine on February 24.
In Russia, Tu-141 drones remain out of service. However, the Russian military may be using them in Ukraine as decoys to trick and test the remaining air defenses of Ukraine. The military has been using Eniks E95M aerial targets in this role.
Was Jewinsky in it trying to flee to isrealhell?
Good news. After hollow reactive armor on tanks and now this, the end is near.
The site was inaccessible for me, and saw on twitter that it was the case for a few others in the 1st world. Does anyone know more about it? I still get a 404 on the last recap video. Was it DoS attack or outright censorship?
It turned out to be outright censorship by the German web host under pressure from the US gubmint. They are trying to censor anything that does not align with their perpetual lies.
There is a post about it on the front page.
“Full blocking sanctions on disinformation targets: Treasury will designate seven Russian entities, SDN Strategic Culture Foundation and associated outlets Odna Rodyna, Rhythm of Eurasia, and Journal Kamerton; SouthFront; SDN InfoRos; New Eastern Outlook; Oriental Review; United World International; and Geopolitical. In addition, Treasury will designate 26 Russia and Ukraine-based individuals who play central roles in these organizations, enabling the Government of the Russian Federation’s efforts to spread disinformation and influence perceptions as a part of their invasion of Ukraine. These entities have spread false narratives that advance Russian strategic objectives and falsely justify the Kremlin’s activities.” https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/03/fact-sheet-the-united-states-continues-to-target-russian-oligarchs-enabling-putins-war-of-choice/
Yes.They did the same thing to PressTv. They moved to a different domain, .ir. No more issues. This is the biggest push yet by the west.
A improved V2. A very good fairytale but you should have had removed the big Z’s on the plane.
There, there. Seems like our Bayrektums have been annihilated. What am I supposed to shove into my anus now?