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No Longer a Secret: Volunteer Shows Photo of Tempest Air Defense System During Delivery and Setup (militarnyi.com)
submitted 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) by supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz
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New high-quality photos of the Tempest short-range air defense “buggy” in service with the Ukrainian Air Force have appeared.

The images were published on the War Online thematic forum by a user with the nickname FOX16, who was raising funds for the system’s re-equipment.

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[–] homes@piefed.world 2 points 3 hours ago

That thing looks cool as hell

[–] Carmakazi@piefed.social 5 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

That's just a Polaris RZR with a missile rack on top.

The trend seems to be towards cost effective and low signature systems because everything's getting chewed up by FPVs eventually.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 hours ago

Depends on the context, armored AA is still relevant, so is the Gepard for that matter.

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 1 points 2 hours ago

I still really want one; no idea what I'd do work out, but it's cool as hell