(13.12.2022, 10:29)Quintus Fabius schrieb: Eine der weniger spektakulären, dafür umso wichtigeren Hilfestellungen: Notstromaggregate:

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Der tatsächliche Bedarf dürfte inzwischen bei mehreren Tausend liegen. Hier könnte man seitens dieser Bundesrepublik mal wirklich sehr viel mehr liefern. Gerüchteweise wird dies absichtlich nicht gemacht, weil man immer noch einen Blackout diesen Winter fürchtet (im März beispielsweise, temperaturabhängig) und man daher die Notstromaggregate für den Eigenbedarf zurück hält.

Die Frage die sich mir da stellt ist, warum man nicht schon seit Monaten die Hersteller solcher Systeme mit Aufträgen überschüttet und dazu gezwungen hat ihre Produktion so weit wie nur machbar hochzufahren. Zwar ist die Produktion deutlich gestiegen, aber sie liegt immer noch weit unter dem was möglich wäre. Gerade diese Systeme wären sowohl für uns wie auch für die Ukraine immens wichtig, sogar wichtiger als noch ein paar Geparden mehr.

(13.12.2022, 20:33)Quintus Fabius schrieb: Und entsprechend müsste man halt die Produktionskapazitäten deutlich ausweiten. Das werden die Unternehmen aber nicht von selbst tun, wegen des Risikos, item müsste der Staat diesen Unternehmen entsprechende zinsfreie Kredite, Bürgschaften usw zur Verfügung stellen und auch Abnahmegarantieren. Dann könnten hier und heute bereits sehr viel mehr solcher Systeme produziert werden. Dass wir und die Ukrainer sie dringendst brauchen werden, war schon im Frühling klar.

Zitat:Patriot Missile Batteries In Ukraine Would Be Top Targets For Russia

In Ukraine, the Patriot air defense system would face threats unlike any it’s faced before, but they would still be a very tough target.

Russia’s threat on Wednesday to target any Patriot surface-to-air missile systems the U.S. sends to Ukraine raises questions about the vulnerability of those systems in an active combat zone that happens to be a host country invaded by Russia. Patriots would certainly be a target, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday in response to reports that the Biden administration will likely sign off plans to ship Patriots to Ukraine. An official announcement could come as early as tomorrow. [...]

Acquiring such an anti-ballistic missile capability will become dire if Iran ships hundreds of short-range ballistic missiles to Russia. The timing of such a shipment remains unclear but it could happen at any time or factors could keep it from materializing entirely. [...]

But the Patriot is a mainly static system that takes up a lot of space, requires a lot of troops to operate and has a radar with strong emissions that can be detected and geolocated by Russian signals intelligence systems, like those aboard IL-20 "Coot" spy planes. As such, it could be vulnerable to a wide range of Russian weapons, the ongoing use of which Patriots have never had to defend against.

Zitat:US Mulls More Troops Inside Ukraine To Track Arms As Leaked Cable Admits "Impossible" Task

The Biden administration is mulling stepping up the US troop presence inside Ukraine as part of a program to attempt to track the billions of dollars in weaponry being handed out to its forces. However, some critics are already pointing out the obvious: "This is classic mission creep," a former US official has warned, following the examples of endless 'war on terror' conflicts-turned-quagmires such as Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria.

NBC News cited three US defense officials this week who indicated that sending a small number of additional troops to assist existing attempts to establish an arms-tracking oversight program inside Ukraine is being seriously discussed, coming at a time the White House is facing increased Congressional scrutiny over lack of accountability, particularly as Republicans are set to take over in the House next year.

"The Pentagon has a couple of dozen U.S. troops in Ukraine, including a very small number already assigned to making sure weapons reach their intended recipients," NBC reported. "Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and other military leaders want to enhance the accountability mission and make sure there are experts in country to help Ukraine use critical weapons systems, including air defense and counter-drone systems."

Zitat:US to begin training hundreds of Ukrainian troops every month

Starting in January, 500 Ukrainian troops a month will travel to Germany to train with the U.S. Army, the Pentagon announced Thursday. The training will be focused on battalion-level operations, said Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, during a press briefing. [...] This latest round of training will be focused at the battalion level, Ryder said, including live-fires, and a progression from squad-, platoon- and company-level maneuvers. There will also be specific training for battalion headquarters staff elements. [...] It will also cover weapons and equipment that the U.S. continues to send to support Ukraine, including artillery and air-defense systems.

(16.12.2022, 20:58)Venturus schrieb: 300 Leopard 2A4

Zitat:Dumme Frage, aber was steht denn noch bei Rheinmetall und Co. so auf dem Hof?

(17.12.2022, 20:34)Venturus schrieb: Dann frage ich mich, wo die gewaltigen Panzerreserven der Deutschen sind.