The Pentagon confirmed the defeat of the "Dagger" by the Patriot air defense system

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Kyiv's American allies have confirmed the destruction of a Russian Kh-47 Kinzhal ballistic missile by Ukrainian Patriot SAM operators. At a briefing on May 9, Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder confirmed the words of the Ukrainian Air Force command about the successful defeat of a hypersonic missile.

I can confirm that they shot down a Russian missile using a Patriot missile defense system. As you know, this system is part of a wider range of air defense capabilities that the United States and the international community have provided to Ukraine.

General Pat Ryder said.



Recall, on May 5, the speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat and the commander of the Air Force of Ukraine Mykola Oleshchuk announced the first successful defeat of the X-47 Kinzhal hypersonic missile with the help of the American Patriot air defense system.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine became the first army in the world to shoot down a ballistic missile using the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system.

– reported Yuri Ignat.

However, the photos posted on the Web called experts doubt in the words of Ukrainian propagandists. Theoretically, the Kinzhal could only be hit by the most modern modification of the Patriot air defense system with the installed PAC-3 MSE kinetic interceptor, however, the transfer of such systems to Ukraine was not reported.

In addition, Ignat initially denied the information about the destruction of the Russian "Dagger". Therefore, one cannot exclude the desire of the American leadership to embellish the capabilities of their anti-aircraft missile system, which allegedly shot down a hypersonic missile.
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  1. kriten
    kriten
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    10 May 2023 10: 39
    Our MO is silent. It means the truth or just let them think what they want. They probably know if they let the dagger in or not. Or maybe ashamed to admit that they lied about the fact that it was impossible to shoot down?
    1. hellman anton
      hellman anton
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      10 May 2023 11: 01
      Well, they said that the army is equipped with all the most modern, but it turned out that we are fighting on BMP1, MTLB and loaves. What prevents us from telling the same tale about those who have no analogues?
      Most likely the Dagger is a purely Iskander with a new engine, this is where the differences end
      1. Vladimir80
        Vladimir80
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        10 May 2023 11: 26
        Most likely the Dagger is purely Iskander

        so no one seems to be hiding it
      2. skeptic
        skeptic
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        10 May 2023 13: 20
        Quote from hellman anton
        Well, they said that the army was equipped with all the most modern, but it turned out that we were fighting on BMP1, MTLB and loaves.

        They didn’t ask themselves the question, why is it necessary to throw all modern equipment at once, if the Americans, even with outdated ones, are trying to remove all the electronics? The modern one should go on the offensive, when even for a lined one, there is no risk of getting to the enemy. Not only because of the know-how, but also simply because of the declassification of vulnerabilities and performance characteristics.
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    3. skeptic
      skeptic
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      10 May 2023 13: 11
      Quote: kriten
      Our MO is silent. It means the truth or just let them think what they want.

      The best answer is to figure out the "patriot". Sometimes a stray bullet can fly into a bullet, but it does not mean that this is a system. A good "wick" could be a defeat at the base of a woman with a bat, on the Square of Nezalezhnosti (as a symbol) in Kyiv.
      1. Alex777
        Alex777
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        11 May 2023 13: 05
        The Americans are lying. This is BETAB, not Dagger.
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        2. skeptic
          skeptic
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          11 May 2023 15: 47
          Quote: Alex777
          The Americans are lying. This is BETAB, not Dagger.

          I do not want to say that the BETAB photo was not used, but they could not reach the Patriot. Judging by the hole, it is difficult to allow it to get into explosives, while maintaining the hull. In short - a fake for advertising "Patriot", like wunderwaffles.
    4. Monster_Fat
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      10 May 2023 17: 31
      They wrote about the "dagger" a few years ago that it does not have a hypersonic trajectory, that just before hitting the target, it significantly slows down to aim at the target.
      1. andrey682006
        andrey682006
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        11 May 2023 09: 13
        Before hitting a target, Iskander releases decoys.
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  2. Alex D
    Alex D
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    10 May 2023 10: 44
    It looks like misinformation in the same vein as "give up, rus."
  3. Sergey_2
    Sergey_2
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    11 May 2023 06: 46
    Read carefully. The US General did not say a word about the Kinzhal missile.
    Checked in the official briefing.
  4. andrey682006
    andrey682006
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    11 May 2023 08: 31
    The Armed Forces of Ukraine became the first army in the world that managed to shoot down a ballistic missile using the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, Yuri Ignat reported.

    Even the Patriot shot down ballistic missiles back in Iraq. An old kerosene "Scud-S", with two or three missiles, but they shot down.
    Well, as for the Dagger, I’m wondering - the air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was lucky to find a real warhead among several decoys? And in terms of the speed of maneuvering, how they met - the old Patriot physically cannot hit the Dagger, unless with very great luck. But the Americans did not give new missiles ...
  5. Vasya 225
    Vasya 225
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    11 May 2023 10: 07
    Ours use "Daggers" piece by piece. It is unlikely that they found a suitable target where they put the Patriot. Looks like it's still a hoot.
  6. Pacer
    Pacer
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    11 May 2023 10: 40
    about the successful defeat of a hypersonic missile.

    Fake pintagon!

    The shown frames of the object with a nag have a protective green color. Only land vehicles can have this coloration, i.e. Iskander.
    1. Iskander can also have a flight path - quasi-ballistic, a pet CANNOT shoot down such targets in principle. Even by accident!
    2. Iskander can be equipped penetrating warhead (PRBCH)
    Sources -
    https://missilery.info/missile/iscander
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  8. Sergei N
    Sergei N
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    11 May 2023 14: 36
    This is another Ukrainian fake, which the Yankees agree on. The wreckage shown is very similar to the BETAB-500 wreckage.