Ukraine's Air Force used F-16 jets as part of its defense against Russia's mass missile and drone attack on Aug. 26, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed during a press conference on Aug. 27.

Ukraine’s Air Force used F-16 jets as part of its defense against Russia’s mass missile and drone attack on Aug. 26, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed during a press conference on Aug. 27.

Russia targeted 15 of Ukraine’s 24 oblasts on Aug. 26, launching over 200 missiles and drones as part of the largest-ever aerial attack against Ukraine.

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F-16s gave “a very good result,” Zelensky told reporters. “As part of this huge attack, we shot down some missiles and drones with the help of F-16s.”

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  • peopleproblems@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    Ha, that reminds me of what Biden said about the Hypersonic missile technology: “They’re almost impossible to defeat.”

    • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.spaceEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      The one weakness of hypersonic missiles is that it’s very hard to make them manoeuvrable. Where a slower missile or drone could be programmed to take evasive action to make it harder to shoot down, a hypersonic missile only has speed. If you can track it fast enough, you have a pretty good idea of where to aim an interceptor to hit it.

      • peopleproblems@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        What? I said nothing about Hypersonic missile velocity - Biden said that a while ago when Putin was sabre rattling with them.

        Biden said it’s almost impossible. Not is impossible. Basically it means the U.S. has a way to counter it. I mean, hell, the U.S. has had an anti-ballistic missile system for ages, and Hypersonic missile range between mach 5 and 25.

        Like the commenter that replied to me said: once it launches, it really can’t change course. If you know the launch direction, you know where it’s going. An interceptor at that point just needs to get in its way.