Schweden ermächtigt die Ukraine zum Einsatz von Meteorraketen gegen Flugzeuge auf russischem Territorium

Wonder what took down that su35 yesterday…

For those interested: Meteor is crazy.

Imagine a Aim 120, the engine burns for about 10 seconds, after that the rocket flies like a dart towards the target. Every sharp turn bleeds energy (speed) and that’s how an aircraft can get rid of the missile.

The Meteor has a Ram Jet engine which stays on until it hits the target. This allows a greater range and it’s way harder to get away from the rocket because it won’t loose speed over time

Edit: because someone else mentioned the no escape zone. When you lock onto a target, you can see a symbol on your heads up display showing if you are on range. If you get closer, the symbology (its beams representing range) will change and it will show that the enemy is now on the No escape zone. This means the enemy is so close, that even with excessive maneuvers, the enemy won’t drain the missiles energy and will almost certainly get hit. This no escape zone differs. If you are low and the enemy is high, the zone is small because the missile will waste energy for climbing. The Meteor has a huge No escape zone due to its constant burning engine

Here a screenshot from the game vtol vr, there you can see how that indicator looks. The lower, closed space is the no escape zone. The triangle on the left will move down on the line and if you get closer and once it’s on the enclosed space it’s the no escape zone
[https://www.reddit.com/r/vtolvr/s/KWf2UWLpjK](https://www.reddit.com/r/vtolvr/s/KWf2UWLpjK)

Notice the rapid, concise and logical response unlike the mealymouthed American & German responses over the first 3-4 years of the war.

Ukraine channeling their inner Tellah

Give’em heck !

Kills many orcs cheaper?

I see no downside