Yeah, this is a really interesting addition.
One of the reasons for developing the original Sea Sparrow was to have a missile that could quickly be retrofitted onto existing platforms. Depending on which version they’re getting, this is an incredibly versatile missile, and could have a major impact on Russian air operations. Not just cruise missiles, but all kinds of aircraft.
ETA: The upgrades to the latest version give it an anti-shipping capability, which is interesting in the context of:
At which point we get the provocation with NATO member Turkey, who won’t let the ship through the Bosporus. If Russia launches those missiles from the Med then they pretty much have to violate NATO airspace. NATO is pretty much obliged to stop that. If NATO waits until the missile launch, it reveals whether or not it can pick off said missiles. If NATO doesn’t, that means sinking the ship. There will be about a 10 second window between the two options, which means picking off the missiles at launch in international waters.
The best option would be to ensure that the Admiral Gorshkov is subject to a rigorous biological contamination investigation before entering the Panama Canal, then during, during again, after, and “oh, wait, do you need to the locks today?”… If it rounds Cape Horn then, my goodness, you know how dangerous rogue waves are… and the straits through Tierra del Fuego are tricky waters.
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Probably a few on there.
He’d be a fool not to have bodyguards permanently between him and any windows!
Short thread:
January 1, 2023
The Senator isn’t really an APC.
Hm. From 2016 and 2017, and possibly not the same person? I couldn’t edit my post anymore, so I deleted it.
Don’t worry, I was fooled too.
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Everyone knows that maps are the real enemy.
… not sure what kind of leverage British politicians have to put “pressure” on ol’ Vladimir 
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