Russerne gjør klar for oppskyting av atomdrevet missil - Covert es

Fredag fikk jeg et tips av en venn av bloggen om at en RC135 Rivet Joint, var på vei mot Novaja Zemlja. Dette er et velutstyrt spionfly og opererte i dette tilfelle ut fra UK. Jeg så den, men plutselig forsvant den idet den slo av ADS`en. Den var da mellom norskekysten og nevnte øy. Altså ganske langt øst.  I ettertid tipper jeg at den kikket på oppskytingsområdet til Skyfall missilet. Den kan ikke operere ut fra Norge fordi NATO fly, unntatt norske, ikke får fly til øst for 24 grader Ø. Hvor langt øst denne i virkeligheten gikk ville vært interessant å vite. Et annet problem med Norge er at miljøet her er sart og absolutt ikke eslet for krig, slik at dette ville bli sett på som et dommedagsfly eller noe sånt. Sjekk eksempelvis reaksjoner på NATO ubåter ved Tromsø. Vi elsker frihet, men liker ikke det det koster.

Meanest bird around; RC-135U "Rivet Joint" 

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SKYFALL Imminent: Signs Of Russia's Next Nuclear-Powered Missile Test

Sat 17 September 2022

By H I Sutton

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SKYFALL Imminent: Signs Of Russia's Next Nuclear-Powered Missile Test

 There are clear indications that Russia is preparing to test the nuclear-powered Burevestnik (NATO: SKYFALL) missile. The test site at Pankovo on Novaya Zemlya in the Russian Arctic is extremely remote. Increased activity at the site has been monitored by defense analysts for some time.

Now independent defense analyst Tony Roper (Twitter) has shared analysis of commercial satellite imagery. The Airbus imagery confirms what we have been thinking.

A Burevestnik missile container has been observed in front of the launch rail. The missile is slant-launched, with the container only being used for transport. An environmental shelter covers where the missile's launch boosters and control surfaces will be attached.

Burevestnik is nuclear-powered, meaning that it has effectively unlimited range. This does however mean that it will leave a trail of radioactive pollution every time it is tested.

The new missile is one of 6 'super weapons' developed by Russia under President Putin. These attempt to leverage a range of emerging technologies, principally to jump ahead of the United states and NATO. The others are:

• Poseidon nuclear-powered nuclear-armed intercontinental autonomous torpedo
• 3M22 Zircon (NATO: SS-N-33) hypersonic anti-ship missile
• Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (NATO: KILLJOY) hypersonic air-launched anti-ship / land attack ballistic missile
• Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle for intercontinental ballistic missiles
• RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile