Reed Mideke<p>As predicted (<a href="https://mastodon.social/@reedmideke/112039463358735064" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@reedmideke/11</span><span class="invisible">2039463358735064</span></a>), it's happening: "In the Black Sea, Russian forces spotted a Ukrainian USV armed with a twin rail launcher for R-73 all-aspect IR homing air-to-air missiles"</p><p>R-73 seems like a good fit: Good off axis capability, doesn't require radar, no worries about western suppliers complaining or having tech captured. Supply might be an issue, but numbers needed for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USV</span></a> missions should be pretty small</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1787486896232321173" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/Osinttechnical/sta</span><span class="invisible">tus/1787486896232321173</span></a></p>