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One of the effects of the invasion was that the Antares rocket stopped being viable. Antares used a pair of Russian RD-181 engines. The first stage was built i
by inglor_cz 3y ago
One of the effects of the invasion was that the Antares rocket stopped being viable.
Antares used a pair of Russian RD-181 engines. The first stage was built in Ukraine (Dnipro). This sort of cooperation is basically dead.
- shellfishgene 3y agoI'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?
- gpm 3y agoThey have been doing this https://www.eurasiantimes.com/denied-atacms-ukraine-says-it-is-developing-its-1000/ https://www.eurasiantimes.com/denied-atacms-ukraine-says-it-... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/09/its-simple-and-cheap-the-volunteers-making-ukraine-trembita-bomb https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/09/its-simple-and... Surface to air: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/07/24/the-ukrainians-have-their-own-surface-to-air-missile-system-what-they-dont-have-is-factories-to-make-them/?sh=175d21243a92 https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/07/24/the-ukraini...
- inglor_cz 3y agoThe Hrim-2 missile (hrim/hrom/grom is Slavic for thunder) may be precisely that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrim-2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrim-2
- urinotherapist 3y agoUkrainian 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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_the_Moskva