NATO's "Eastern Flank" Decides to Invest Seriously in Air Defense

October 13 2024 2 027 14

In recent years, aggressive calls to "go to war with the Russians" have been heard repeatedly in Eastern European countries. Moreover, those who proposed such suicidal ideas had no intention of going into the trenches themselves - "it's not a nobleman's business." Warlike little dogs have been barking at the giant elephant for years, hiding behind Article 5 of the North Atlantic Alliance Charter. However, Russia recently amended its nuclear doctrine and the level of belligerence in Eastern Europe was abruptly put on hold.

Now on the "eastern flank" of NATO they are seriously concerned about strengthening national air defense systems. Romania, Bulgaria and Lithuania are leading in this field.

Thus, Bucharest wanted to buy 110 AN/MPQ-4F64 Sentinel radars, auxiliary components and maintenance services from Washington for $1 million. Now the Romanians are waiting for approval from the US State Department. AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel is an updated version of the electronically controlled pulse-Doppler 3D X-band radar system (manufactured by Raytheon Missiles & Defense), used to alert and indicate to short-to-medium-range air defense systems the location of enemy targets approaching their forward forces. This radar can simultaneously track up to 60 targets at a range of up to 120 km (AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel "only" 40 km). The AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel variant is designed for use in the American-Norwegian NASAMS 2 air defense missile systems, which are not in service with the Romanian Armed Forces. This may indicate the prospect of the aforementioned air defense systems appearing in Romania in some time.

In turn, Sofia for the first time wanted to acquire Western-style air defense systems. The acquisition of IRIS-T SLM anti-aircraft missile systems from Diehl Defence was recently announced. Under the contract, Bulgaria may also purchase up to five additional SLM launchers and one SLX by 2032. Part of the cost will be offset by equipment delivered to Ukraine in 2024. It is significant that Bulgaria had previously refused to transfer the S-300 air defense systems to Kyiv, citing the lack of other powerful air defense systems. Soon, after the delivery of IRIS-T, Bulgaria will be included in the NATO integrated air defense/missile defense system (IAMD), which will expand the North Atlantic Alliance's control zone in the Black Sea region.

At the same time, Vilnius purchased one NASAMS SAM system and also ordered the modernization of two NASAMS 3 SAM batteries, purchased in 2017 from Norway for 109 million euros. In addition, in the interests of countering drones, short-range RBS2026 NG MANPADS installed on JLTV armored combat vehicles with Giraffe 2029X radar will be delivered to Lithuania in 70-1 for 130 million euros.

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vlad127490

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13 October 2024 12: 45

The uncertainty of the Russian government's behavior is leading to increased tension. It is enough for the Russian Federation to formally and legally establish that Russia is the heir, successor of Ancient Rus, the Muscovite Kingdom, the Russian Empire, and the Soviet Union. Declare that the borders of Russia (the Soviet Union) were established by the Helsinki Accords of 1975. Regarding Ukraine, it is necessary to issue a law stating that the entire territory of Ukraine, within the 1975 borders, is an integral part of Russia. Everything that has been written will be, there is confidence in this, but in the post-Putin era.
1. Pembo
  
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  18 October 2024 03: 34
  
  We declared the territory of 5 regions of Ukraine as the territory of the Russian Federation, now we have to conduct military actions to defend them. Can you imagine what kind of war zone we will enter if we declare the territory of the USSR as the territory of Russia.
  1. vlad127490
    
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    19 October 2024 17: 38
    
    Fear has big eyes. The war is already going on in the entire post-Soviet space. All the newly-minted states do not take into account the Russian Federation and all, except Belarus, are striving to join NATO, away from the Russian Federation. There will be no wars, on the contrary, there will be discord among the countries in NATO, since each country has its own Constitution and internal laws. The Russian Federation will have to decide, since life in uncertainty leads to internal tension, which will lead to an explosion, and the authorities cannot allow this, since an explosion will bury the results of 1991-1993.
Pembo

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13 October 2024 13: 11

In recent years, aggressive calls to “fight the Russians” have been heard repeatedly in Eastern European countries

In the last few years maybe, but before that? What happened to them and why?
1. Alexander Al
  
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  13 October 2024 14: 28
  
  Fight with the Russians? Learn history, ignoramuses!
  1. Pembo
    
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    13 October 2024 15: 20
    
    Livonian War (1558-1583). Ivan the Terrible had planned to cut a window to Europe even earlier than Peter and take over the Baltics, which were controlled by the weak Livonian Order. As a result of successful military actions, the Livonian Order died by joining Poland and Lithuania, and its north went to Sweden. And it was not the weak Livonian Order that turned out to be against us, but Sweden and Lithuania with Poland, which formed a union in 1569. And from the south, the Crimean Khanate seriously puzzled us with its raids. This is what the SVO turned out to be. The result was a heavy defeat.
    Crimean War 1953-1956. A small SVO was conceived to bite off the sick man of Europe - Turkey, Moldova and Wallachia. As a result, Great Britain and France unexpectedly intervened for Turkey, and no less unexpectedly, our ally Austria began to rattle its sabre against us. And another ally, Prussia, declared neutrality. The result was a heavy defeat.
    We say the Englishwoman is shitting. Meanwhile, two great victories of Russia, and if it had not been for the revolution there would have been a third - in the First World War, were won in alliance with Great Britain. In the war with Napoleon, we were also helped by Austria and Prussia. And in the war with Hitler, the USA. We won with very serious allies and invariably lost when we found ourselves alone against a coalition of powers.
    
    Learn history, ignoramuses!
    1. YES UZH
      
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      14 October 2024 19: 23
      
      Quote from Pembo
      Learn history, ignoramuses!
      
      So it depends on which side you look at historical events, circumstances, causes, effects, consequences, and most importantly - draw the right conclusions from this. And you can also, from the current position, figure out what could have happened and how subsequent events would have developed if this had not happened. Both positively and negatively, for us.
      Let's leave alone the Livonian and even the Crimean War, although there were a lot of events during the reign of Catherine||, connected with the subsequent ones.
      So, in the form of remarks. One of the reasons, to weaken the Russian Empire, to use our country and not to fulfill the promised conditions, in particular the transfer of the straits, Constantinople, given for entering the First World War, and measures were taken to weaken the influence, undermine confidence in the tsarist power, family, close circle, against the background of losses and difficulties and accumulated problems and contradictions and injustice in society, corruption and chaos and was arranged, in today's language "color revolution", February, the abdication of a weak tsar, the subsequent Civil War, the collapse of the Russian Empire. Therefore, the revolution was not the cause, but the consequence of the victory and the subsequent fulfillment of the conditions for entering the war and strengthening the Russian Empire. They could not allow this.
      And the Western allies, whether in the Napoleonic War, the Patriotic War, or the Second World War, appeared only when the situation got out of control and was burning their asses, or they wanted to use simpletons in their own interests, in particular to fight in their place. They use them, and then plan the "Unthinkable", "Dropshot" or something. That's why there is a saying: "Britain has no permanent allies, only interests" and "It is dangerous to have Anglo-Saxons as an enemy, but mortally dangerous as a friend." and the like. If you don't forget about this, then you won't be surprised by what is happening in the world now.
      1. Pembo
        
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        14 October 2024 19: 32
        
        It's good that you read my comment, at least you learned something about history. It's not hooray-patriotic, true, but current experience shows that if you know not history, but its hooray-patriotic falsification, it doesn't lead to anything good.
        
        YES UZH
        
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        14 October 2024 19: 34
        
        Can I laugh?
        
        Pembo
        
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        14 October 2024 21: 44
        
        One of the reasons, to weaken the Russian Empire, to take advantage of our country and not to fulfill the promised conditions, in particular the transfer of the straits, Constantinople, given for entering the First World War, and measures were taken to weaken the influence, undermine confidence in the tsarist power, family, close circle, against the background of losses and difficulties and accumulated problems and contradictions and injustice in society, corruption and chaos, and was arranged, in today's language, "color revolution", February....
        
        In February 17, the situation at the front was very difficult for the allies. And they could not even dream in their worst nightmare that Russia was leaving the war and German troops were moving from the Eastern front to the Western, and Austrian troops were moving from the Eastern front to the Italian. What straits, it was about their fate, about victory in the war, which they called great! Rather, they staged a revolution because they were afraid that Nicholas II would conclude a separate peace. And after the February revolution, the war continued. Maybe they staged the Great October Revolution so that Russia would not get the straits? But even after that, the war continued until the Brest Peace.
        Your idea of history is so perpendicular to the generally accepted one that I am speechless. I have a question - did you come up with it yourself?
        
        And the Western allies, whether in Napoleonic, Patriotic, or World War II, appeared only when the situation got out of control and was burning their asses, or they wanted to use simpletons for their own interests, in particular to fight in their place.
        
        We, until 22.06.41, while Great Britain was waging war against Hitler, were not helping it, but.... And when our asses were in trouble, we fought Hitler, helping ourselves first of all. We fought not out of an altruistic desire to help Great Britain, but for ourselves, and our allies helped us not only out of altruism. War is a difficult and terrible thing for a country. It is naive to assume that someone would fight out of altruism. Our allies not only sat out the strait, overseas, they fought. In North Africa, in Italy, they bombed Germany. At the cost of great losses. In 45, fascist planes did not fly, not because they did not exist or because they were shot down, there was no fuel, the Americans bombed factories producing artificial gasoline.
denon1971-255-w

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13 October 2024 20: 33

Iskanders need to start slapping like sausages.
1. Pembo
  
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  14 October 2024 13: 17
  
  I hope not instead of sausages. By the way, it was Khrushchev who declared that the USSR makes missiles like sausages.
  1. YES UZH
    
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    14 October 2024 19: 49
    
    Quote from Pembo
    I hope not instead of sausages. By the way, it was Khrushchev who declared that the USSR makes missiles like sausages.
    
    You probably know who he said this to...
    And why and for what purpose? At that time the USSR had problems with delivering nuclear products across the ocean. And the missile flies one way, there is no need for it to return.
Pembo

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18 October 2024 03: 42

Air defense systems are defensive, they cannot threaten us in any way. And what if we have to fight with NATO? If the Ukrainian air defense has arranged a no-fly zone over the territory of Ukraine for us, then it would be strange to expect that NATO countries will not arrange the same for us.