Downed Russian fighter jets are being found with basic GPS 'taped to the dashboards,' UK defense min

[Eugene]

Source: Business Insider

Downed Russian fighter jets are being found with basic GPS 'taped to the dashboards,' UK defense minister says

Bill Bostock 23 hours ago

Wrecked Russian fighter jets are being found with rudimentary GPS receivers "taped to the dashboards" in Ukraine because their inbuilt navigation systems are so bad, the UK's defense secretary, Ben Wallace, said.

Speaking at the National Army Museum in London Monday, Wallace commemorated those who died in World War II and called Russia's invasion of Ukraine "senseless and self-defeating."

He added that there was evidence suggesting Russian military hardware was being pushed to breaking point by the invasion of Ukraine.

"'GPS' receivers have been found taped to the dashboards of downed Russian Su-34s so the pilots knew where they were, due to the poor quality of their own systems," he said.

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[Kaleva]

1. I have 2 siblings working for an ME country who say RU equipment

is junk.

[Emile]

2. ME? RU?

Middle East?
Russia Ukraine?

[AllyCat]

3. RU is Russia as I have seen abbreviated

I hope this is true. I want Putin and his sycophants destroyed socially, militarily, and politically. He needs to be completely humiliated.

[Kaleva]

9. Yes

[Historic NY]

4. Pot Top Cadillacs are Russian Tanks now referred to Putins roving crematoriums

form and function mean nothing its make it look good. The old soviet mantra.

[Ford_Prefect]

5. It should fit right into the dash board. This is a plane designed in the 90's but only released into

service in 2014. I guess Russian arms procurement is every bit as corrupt as it is here.

[hunter]

6. I'm guessing it's even more corrupt than it is here...

... even taking into consideration that some types of systemic corruption are perfectly legal in the U.S.A., which is why disparities of wealth are increasing here.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. Putin has exposed the weakness of his military

[lpbk2713]

8. Their Auto-Pilot isn't much better.