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>The use of the decoys may point to some level of carelessness or urgency by Russian military leadership, Mr. Lewis said, given that Russia knows they will inev

>The use of the decoys may point to some level of carelessness or urgency by Russian military leadership, Mr. Lewis said, given that Russia knows they will inevitably be collected and studied by Western intelligence services so that NATO air defenses can be programmed to defeat the Iskander’s countermeasures. It does surprise me that they do no self-destruct upon impact. I wonder if they continue to have jamming capabilities even on the ground. They use a solid rocket motor, which could easily be capped with a small charge that would only detonate once fuel is depleted. This is how most aerial firework operate and it is quite reliable. A delay could also be easily built in.

hajile 5y ago
That seems like an overly-optimistic analysis on the part of the article. This is like saying flares don't work because we know about them. Just because you know what the jammer radar signature looks like doesn't mean you can do anything about it.
kalium-xyz 5y ago
https://twitter.com/CAT_UXO/status/1502936526346465280/photo/1 https://twitter.com/CAT_UXO/status/1502936526346465280/photo... looking at the internals this isn't exactly a very new device.
- mrtksn 5y ago
  It looks like high power Russian electronics to me, any reason you think it look old?
  - vincnetas 5y ago
    From Twitter comments : "Yeah, that stuff looks like it's from the soviet era. "The design originated at Motorola around 1955. The lead spacing was originally intended to allow plugging the device into a then-common tube socket."" With picture https://twitter.com/Marty_Crabneck/status/1503550186660012032 https://twitter.com/Marty_Crabneck/status/150355018666001203...
    - SauciestGNU 5y ago
      It's interesting but I'm not sure component package means much in this context. For instance, this could be patterned on old ordnance but with updated circuitry and/or capabilities. If the transistor package is still produced why change the fundamental design of the munition? I do some hobby work with electronics, and I use old (but still in production) parts all the time. BJT and FET transistors? Not much has changed in a long time for a lot of those. A 2N3904 is what it is.
  - kalium-xyz 5y ago
    Looks like old can style transistors to me.

hajile 5y ago

That seems like an overly-optimistic analysis on the part of the article. This is like saying flares don't work because we know about them. Just because you know what the jammer radar signature looks like doesn't mean you can do anything about it.

kalium-xyz 5y ago

https://twitter.com/CAT_UXO/status/1502936526346465280/photo/1 https://twitter.com/CAT_UXO/status/1502936526346465280/photo... looking at the internals this isn't exactly a very new device.

mrtksn 5y ago
It looks like high power Russian electronics to me, any reason you think it look old?
- vincnetas 5y ago
  From Twitter comments : "Yeah, that stuff looks like it's from the soviet era. "The design originated at Motorola around 1955. The lead spacing was originally intended to allow plugging the device into a then-common tube socket."" With picture https://twitter.com/Marty_Crabneck/status/1503550186660012032 https://twitter.com/Marty_Crabneck/status/150355018666001203...
  - SauciestGNU 5y ago
    It's interesting but I'm not sure component package means much in this context. For instance, this could be patterned on old ordnance but with updated circuitry and/or capabilities. If the transistor package is still produced why change the fundamental design of the munition? I do some hobby work with electronics, and I use old (but still in production) parts all the time. BJT and FET transistors? Not much has changed in a long time for a lot of those. A 2N3904 is what it is.
- kalium-xyz 5y ago
  Looks like old can style transistors to me.