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[Tree13]

The whole point of an AWACS is that it doesn’t need to be “in“ a particular airspace to give situational awareness to the commanders. Radar works by line of sight. The range of a radars horizon roughly is proportional to the square root of the antenna height. If you put a radar on an aircraft flying at 35000 ft, then you’re looking at over 250 Nautical miles for currently operated AWACS units.

I did wonder!

Thanks for explaining it. So NATO could have two or three AWACs up at a time to the west and south of Ukraine, providing fairly extensive realtime fighter control across a decent portion of the battlespace while still being safely in Romanian airspace?

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

To be clear, is there any evidence that a NATO AWAC is being deployed in Ukrainian airspace? Or is it transiting along the western border of Ukraine and out over international water in the black sea?

They fly in Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian and uncontested International air space.

They can’t offer coverage for Eastern Ukraine but they can keep an eye on what’s going on on the border with Belarus and most importantly they monitor the humanitarian and replenishment corridor from the Polish border to Lviv.

There are also daily Rivet joint and combat sent missions along these borders, These aircraft are monitoring any and all electronic activity in Ukraine. If it sqwarks it’s recorded, analysed, and the intel is sent in real-time to those parties that need it.

 

[dublinbluenose]

To be clear, is there any evidence that a NATO AWAC is being deployed in Ukrainian airspace? Or is it transiting along the western border of Ukraine and out over international water in the black sea?

Rivet joints do more or less the same job and there is constantly at least one in the air over Poland/Moldova/Romania for the last 2 or 3 weeks

 

[Deleted member 48881]

More Russian vehicles captured today??

keep posting the good news mate, you are a star

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Where's @Kev The Rat gone? Reckon he's been conscripted into Putin's peoples army?

 

[slipstream86]

I did wonder!

Thanks for explaining it. So NATO could have two or three AWACs up at a time to the west and south of Ukraine, providing fairly extensive realtime fighter control across a decent portion of the battlespace while still being safely in Romanian airspace?

That would sound like a sensible strategy. Especially since Russia haven’t actually advanced that far into central Ukraine yet. Any AWACS operating on the outskirts of the Ukraine FIR boundary should have full radar visibility of any airborne units operating in the battle theatre at the moment.

Russia doesn’t have any stealth aircraft in service yet to my knowledge.

 

[Mrk]

Where's @Kev The Rat gone? Reckon he's been conscripted into Putin's peoples army?

He's been told to travel to Moscow, either via the North, East, South or West.

 

[bluebud]

They fly in Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian and uncontested International air space.

They can’t offer coverage for Eastern Ukraine but they can keep an eye on what’s going on on the border with Belarus and most importantly they monitor the humanitarian and replenishment corridor from the Polish border to Lviv.

There are also daily Rivet joint and combat sent missions along these borders, These aircraft are monitoring any and all electronic activity in Ukraine. If it sqwarks it’s recorded, analysed, and the intel is sent in real-time to those parties that need it.

So the reported Russian infringements into Swedish and Romanian airspace are probably to disturb the AWAC? so they have to move it out of range? Or does it fly higher than the fighters range?

 

[Mrk]

They fly in Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian and uncontested International air space.

They can’t offer coverage for Eastern Ukraine but they can keep an eye on what’s going on on the border with Belarus and most importantly they monitor the humanitarian and replenishment corridor from the Polish border to Lviv.

There are also daily Rivet joint and combat sent missions along these borders, These aircraft are monitoring any and all electronic activity in Ukraine. If it sqwarks it’s recorded, analysed, and the intel is sent in real-time to those parties that need it.

I have no idea what this means but it sounds boss. UTFNATO

 

[BlueToff]

I did wonder!

Thanks for explaining it. So NATO could have two or three AWACs up at a time to the west and south of Ukraine, providing fairly extensive realtime fighter control across a decent portion of the battlespace while still being safely in Romanian airspace?

but isn't the issue that they'd still be shooting down Russian craft? Or would this be specifically for recon?

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[COYBL25]

Where's @Kev The Rat gone? Reckon he's been conscripted into Putin's peoples army?

He’s just popped out for a big bag of speed.

Only five more days to go and he’s beaten the world record for staying awake.

 

[Tree13]

Rivet joints do more or less the same job and there is constantly at least one in the air over Poland/Moldova/Romania for the last 2 or 3 weeks

What's a Rivet joint?

 

[LinekersLegs]