A ruSSian drone attacked a Ukrainian combine harvester during harvesting operations. Fortunately, electronic warfare (EW) managed to disrupt the drone’s guidance and saved the combine.
The video shows operators from the EW company of the 413th “Raid” Regiment of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces jamming the enemy drone.
To people who call Japanese manners “oppression”:
No. It’s just how we live here.
We sort our trash. We keep our voices down on trains. We take our shoes off inside. We try not to bother the people around us.
Nobody made these rules to hurt your feelings. Most of us don’t even think about them. We grew up with them.
Japan has a lot of people living in a pretty small space. Things work because people understand that public space doesn’t belong to them alone.
You don’t have to like every custom here. That’s fine.
But if being expected to respect the people around you feels like “oppression,” maybe Japan just isn’t for you.
Japan is a country, not your personal stage.
In this photo, taken by RSO Bill Flanagan I found it in an early Paul Crickmore book (1993), you see in this picture is a passenger airline contrails from the window of the SR-71.
I did some research on SR-71 contrails. Most people think the airplane didn't leave contrails, but it did; it all depended on the weather. Here's more of what I discovered.
Yes, the SR-71 Blackbird could leave massive, highly visible contrails. Because a long white line in the sky would completely compromise a secret SR-71 mission, avoiding contrails was a major focus for the pilots and designers. At its cruising altitude of 70,000 to 85,000 feet, the stratosphere is generally too thin and dry to hold the moisture needed to form sustained contrails. However, atmospheric conditions vary, and the aircraft could still generate them under certain conditions. To stay hidden, the SR-71 used several clever features and tactics to manage contrails: The Contrail Light: The aircraft was equipped with a rear-facing periscope and a dedicated downward-projected light on the tail. At night, pilots turned this light on to check whether they were leaving a reflective trail behind them. Engine Ejector Nozzles: The Pratt & Whitney J58 engines had specialized movable nozzles. These nozzles pulled outside air into the exhaust stream, diluting the water vapor and lowering the overall moisture content, reducing the chances of a trail forming.
Chemical Anti-Contrail Systems: Early versions of the aircraft's predecessor (the A-12) tested a system that sprayed a chemical agent (chlorosulfonic acid) into the exhaust to break up water droplets before they could freeze into visible ice crystals.
Tactical Maneuvering: If a pilot noticed they were pulling a contrail in hostile territory, they would immediately change altitude or adjust speed to find a drier pocket of air where the trail would disappear.
Linda Sheffield
Ohio to Supersinic
After a long search, we have finally found the location for the russian Vandal Drone attack on the civilian outside of Sloviansk.
48.755107, 37.669980
@GeoConfirmed@Cen4infoRes
A lot of referencing, cross checking and even realizing landscaping changes were needed to finally be convinced of a spot. Huge credits to @thisisnotdirk