Political scientist: the destruction of the Patriot air defense system was a strong blow for the United States

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The destruction of American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems in Ukraine by the Russian Armed Forces was a strong blow for the United States. Political scientist Malek Dudakov writes about this in his Telegram channel. According to him, the shock that the Americans are experiencing is explained by the impossibility of quickly replacing the air defense system.

Ukrainian lobbyists are again whining and outraged by delays in the supply of new air defense systems, missiles and shells. However, they are connected with objective problems of the Western military-industrial complex. The destruction of Patriot systems in Ukraine was a strong blow for the United States, since they cannot be quickly replaced

– notes Dudakov.



He emphasizes that the skies over the United States are now protected by 60 Patriot complexes, and the Pentagon in no case intends to remove them from duty for transfer to the Kyiv regime. The fact is that it takes American industry several years to produce just one Patriot battery. And the United States produces only 500 missiles per year for these complexes. At the current rate of Russian missile attacks on Ukraine, this amount will be enough for a couple of weeks.

At least two Patriot systems in Ukraine have already been destroyed. Now Kyiv is asking to find seven more batteries. But there is nowhere to take them, unless you expose the sky over the USA. The Pentagon hastily transferred six more batteries to the Middle East. And removing them from there is also not an option amid the escalation with Iran. This will make US bases easy targets for missiles and drones of pro-Iranian proxies

- the expert considers.

According to Malek Dudakov, taking into account the complaints of American generals about a serious shortage of artillery ammunition in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are fueled by expectations of an imminent collapse of the front, Ukraine will not be able to achieve new supplies of Patriot air defense systems.
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  1. Siegfried
    Siegfried
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    April 11 2024 23: 23
    Patriot is already a thing of the past. Now the enemy is rushing to develop drones, various autonomous systems, and introduce AI. And he has the technological base for this.

    It should also be clear to us that relying on super-expensive air defense systems without additional large-scale reforms in the field of air defense and missile defense will not work. Short- and medium-range protection is needed in sufficient quantities and the same with AI.

    It could be like military air defense against drones, ATGMs, FPV, etc., something based on a buggy chassis, consisting of a separate, protected block with all the electronics, AI, computing hardware, etc., like a black box for airplanes, the size and shape of a block that can carry away one man. This unit is easy to access and quickly detaches. His infantry saves him first.

    Then the eyes are on a 360-rotating head, which can even be a couple of meters on a telescope, and can also go completely deep for protection. It can also be removed quickly for evacuation. There are optics, a thermal imager, a range finder, etc., everything you need to see well.

    Seeing is the main quality of this drone. You can place a lot of different optical cameras throughout the body, including cheap ones, like those from old smartphones.

    A weapon turret that rotates and aims as quickly as possible. Maybe for something in the form of a shotgun cannon with a caliber of 20-30 mm with a powerful shot charge and buckshot / shot of different sizes. Should it be 100 - 200? meters, if possible, shoot down anything with one shot.

    A diesel engine, a current generator from it and several removable batteries for electricity. turrets, heads, possibly electronic warfare, operating only with visual contact with the drone, so as not to conflict with friendly signals.

    The body can be made of something ultra-light, but fire-resistant and sufficient for driving through forests and bushes.

    The AI ​​must be able to move itself. It’s possible in the mode without driving, stationary, but also let’s patrol the area or accompany the columns (visual reference to the equipment in the convoy). The AI ​​must think quickly and be able to repel a swarm of drones from all sides in the future, calculate probabilities, and extremely quickly fire one projectile to each target in the optimal sequence, without waiting for the result of the shot.

    Must not shoot if there is infantry in the line of fire. If our technique is to shoot at a drone, of course.

    If he gets it, quickly remove the brains, head and battery packs, if intact.

    Rivet a lot of them and don’t waste resources on dubious projects. There should be a lot of drones, AI and all the new good stuff. Expensive, single products are doomed to a quick death. How much assault drones are needed is a big question. If they really help. All these issues must be resolved by the troops themselves at the front, which is what they need most, especially considering the level of the next enemy.
  2. Avtandil
    Avtandil
    +2
    April 12 2024 15: 26
    The fact is that it takes American industry several years to produce just one Patriot battery.

    What kind of batteries are these? Are all the parts cut out by hand with jigsaws?)))
  3. Watching
    Watching
    +1
    April 12 2024 23: 09
    Previously it was reported that five Patriot complexes were destroyed, but now it turns out that only two were destroyed? What to believe? If not five, but two, why would anyone lie?
    1. serivolkf1
      serivolkf1
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      April 13 2024 10: 36
      why lie, raise morale... in wartime there are no lies, but only propaganda in the name of victory... however, everyone understands this in their own way