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Re:Boeing has now lost $1.1B on Starliner, with no crew flig... by shellfishgene on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @02:32PM (#36882619)
I've been wondering, with the rocket science knowledge the Ukraine has, are they not capable of designing and building mid-rage missiles for their military, or is that just a much longer process?
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Re:Boeing has now lost $1.1B on Starliner, with no crew flig... by gpm on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @02:38PM (#36882731)
They have been doing this

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/denied-atacms-ukraine-says-it-...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/09/its-simple-and...

Surface to air: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/07/24/the-ukraini...

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Re:Boeing has now lost $1.1B on Starliner, with no crew flig... by inglor_cz on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @03:26PM (#36883499)
The Hrim-2 missile (hrim/hrom/grom is Slavic for thunder) may be precisely that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrim-2

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Re:Boeing has now lost $1.1B on Starliner, with no crew flig... by urinotherapist on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @10:11PM (#36888015)
Ukrainian missile "Neptune" hit Russian "Moscow" flagship, so they are capable, but drones are much much cheaper.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_the_Moskva

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