• The missile doesn't know where it is because it doesn't know where it isn't

    The back bit is in Ukraine, and the front bit is in Peru

    I have a memory of this film being shown in Army missile school in 1978, but that may be a false memory.

    USAF ICBM school, 2003 - presented seriously.

  • Ukraine jams latest Russian missiles with music and they catastrophically fail by attempting to change direction and ripping themselves apart.

    https://www.404media.co/ukraine-is-jamming-russias-superweapon-with-a-song/

    https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-22-2025/

    Ukrainian forces reportedly recently downed at least 19 Kinzhal ballistic missiles with electronic warfare (EW), likely in response to Ukraine’s Patriot air defense interceptor missile shortages and Russian Kinzhal modifications. Servicemembers of the Ukrainian Night Watch EW unit told online outlet 404 in an article published on November 20 that the unit downed 19 Kinzhals over the past two weeks (roughly from November 6 to 20) and later revealed to Forbes that the unit may have downed 21 Kinzhals over an unspecified time period.[27]

    Night Watch servicemembers stated that they use the Lima EW jamming system, which spoofs the Kinzhals’ navigation system by creating a disruption field that prevents the missile from communicating with satellites within the Russian GLONASS system. The Lima EW system causes the missile to become confused about its location and rapidly change direction at a high speed, putting excessive stress on the airframe that causes the missile to ultimately fail to reach its target. A Night Watch servicemember noted that Ukrainian forces began to jam Kinzhals with the Lima system as an adaptation to Ukraine’s shortage of Patriot interceptors and limitations of the air defense systems, likely referring to Russia’s new technological innovations that allow Kinzhals to bypass Patriots.

    The Financial Times (FT) reported on October 3 that Russia likely recently modified its Iskander-M and Kinzhal ballistic missiles to execute unexpected diversionary maneuvers during the terminal flight phase to “confuse” Ukrainian Patriot interceptor missiles.[28] Ukrainian forces have still been able to down Russian ballistic missiles with Patriot systems since the reported Russian modifications.[29] Ukrainian forces will continue to need both new EW systems and Patriot systems to repel persistent Russian drone and missile threats, particularly Russian ballistic missiles, despite these successful Ukrainian adaptations, in order to ensure continuous and reliable defenses throughout the country.

    Music you say? Master Blaster!

    Rick Astley of course

    Against the Geneva Convention.

    That is a crime against humanity.

    Do you mean the Geneva Checklist ?

    Even though Canada didn't try that one yet ?

  • I’m honestly not surprised in the slightest that it doesn’t come with an on board g limiter

  • The title sounds like something John Clark would write in his book Ignition

    Great read. Which reminds me: I should really move it to the top of the pile again...

  • A gust of wind hit it

  • So—Ukraine knows nothing of OpSec? I find that hard to believe. Revealing electronic warfare techniques is just not a thing—they are a force’s most closely guarded secrets for obvious reasons.

    Edit to add: to the downvoters: Think about this for one second, this would literally be treason to reveal.

    Unless, this is targeted misinformation

    But leaking that would be treason too, so we're in a loop and nobody knows for sure what's real and what isn't anymore ;-)

    Which in itself is valuable