Ukraine War: Did Russia fire missiles at RAF spy plane?

[@arielholtz]

Love Clarke insights

[@user-yp9nz6bs9q]

He's direct.

[@Mil-w6d]

Excellent updates

[@janandersen9645]

Love Professor Michael Clarke's way of saying things, very easy to understand, and he seems very knowledgeable - good thing it wasn't shot down.

[@valthomsen2724]

No it's not a good thing it wasn't shot down. If school boys want to be bullies they have to accept retaliation sooner or later.

[@Hereford1642]

Because someone seems confident in what they are saying it does not mean that what they are saying is correct. His recent 'analysis' of the Challenger 2 that was lost is nonsense on stilts delivered with a straight face - Just needs a bit of maintenance, turret still in place and so on. His business is not facts.

[@dandyally9983]

Bot

[@Jase29]

Yeah basically he is just stating what he thinks happened. Unfortunately because he doesn't have the security clearance he is talking absolute bullocks. Sorry to burst your bubble but he was bought on for skynews to create mass hysteria. There's been investigations on both sides with all information and commons collected. This was genuinely a misunderstood command with only one missile failing.

[@Nauda999]

Better question is why talk about is now, not when it happened a year ago, what changed? UK is ready for war with Russia now? or tries to prend they are more willing to start a direct war?

[@b0nesyy]

this is how the war should always be reported. clear, concise, simplified with real-world civilian analogues to understand scale, no wild speculation, no grandstanding a political viewpoint, not hysterical while also respecting the gravity of the news.

[@stephenbermingham6554]

🤣🤣.... Funny

[@animal9432]

Spot on Jerry.

[@adam90670]

🤣🤣🤣 good one Jerry

[@infocrypt]

And then the truth is this actually a made up story by Mi 😂

[@jonelbondyingnuezca742]

Clarke is a liar

[@admiralbenbow5083]

LOL ! " One missile failed to lock on to the target, the other missile `fell off` ". Doesnt get any more Russian than that !!

[@edwardbooth8491]

There's a good case for that second Russian pilot saving us from a serious escalation

[@rjjcms1]

@@donbusuSeptember 1983,wasn't it? Unless I missed anything we were only informed of that about three decades after the event when it became declassified.

[@hmq9052]

"Charles, fetch the shotgun. We're being fucked"

[@barkebaat]

Heh! L,S & 2SB

[@edrow7403]

Brilliant coverage

[@joshuadunford3171]

This reminds me of the time Russia shot at British fishing boats thinking they where Japanese PT boats

[@samvain9172]

Ah yes, the infamous trip from European Russia to Japan, where they thought they encountered Japanese PT Boats...... In the Channel

[@joshcorbett9674]

@@samvain9172 oh no even better, these supposed Japanese torpedo boats were closer to the Danish belts

[@1maico1]

The Dogger bank incident 1904. The Russians also fired some 300 more shells at 3 more fishing boats near Tangiers en route to Japan. It's no surprise the Japanese later destroyed the incompetent Imperial Russian Navy in the Battle of Tsushima

[@joshuadunford3171]

@@1maico1 well good for Russia they have learned and now have a more competent navy.., oh right 🇺🇦

[@edwardvalivonis23]

Reminds me about the time Russians fired missiles at bee hive thinking it was Challenger 2 tank

[@jensschabestiel408]

My first question was, what does a RAF spy plane over the Black Sea?

[@robert-janlourens9621]

This was international airspace. When they shoot this plane down. They have a big problem 😅

[@jensschabestiel408]

Of course, international airspace. But the question remains, why there? Is the reason eventually the proximity to Russia and the support of the Ukraine? Imagine that Great Britain and Irland was intro this situation! What would Great Britain do?@@robert-janlourens9621

[@donzell1945]

Spie for Ukraine

[@donzell1945]

​@@robert-janlourens9621big problem? UK alone without US help 😂😂😂 Russians will snack them

[@robert-janlourens9621]

@@donzell1945 did i say only Uk?

[@vladsaveluc2659]

What was the British plane doing over a war area? Is UK an active participant in this war 🤔

[@tomfuelery2905]

Nice try, but the UK aircraft was in INTERNATIONAL airspace. Any one who wants to fly there can. Just as the US must let the Soviets/Russians fly off the coast of Alaska ( about as close as Russia can get to the continental US), the Soviets, unless they would like to not exist anymore, must let the UK plane do its thing.

[@Prrrrr885]

@@tomfuelery2905sure paw Freedom 💥

[@deepblueacc]

Not a war aria. china and russia think so. International

[@anothernamlesscommenter352]

@@tomfuelery2905How about Russia send a spy plane near the coast of the UK? Imagine how you’d feel then. Yeah well that’s how a’lot of Russians would feel living along the Black Sea about a foreign spy plane in their backyard

[@tomfuelery2905]

@@anothernamlesscommenter352 lol. They do it all of the time.

[@arielholtz]

Clark is the best guest

[@swojnowski453]

he is a pro(f), the rest are just fillers

[@mjc8281]

My father was a pilot for the RAF flying Shackletons MR3s out in the Mediterranean back in the late 60s a little after the time of the USS Liberty being sank by the Israelis anyway, I guess everyone was quite jumpy at the time and they got fired on by I believe it was the Soviet Cruiser Moskva, lucky for everyone the missile shot off into the distance quite someway from them!

[@ReZel80657]

The USS Liberty was not sunk it was severely damaged but could still leave the area under her own power, also the cruiser Moskva was built in the late 70´s so if it was a Moskva back in the late 60´s it was the Moskva-class helicopter carrier

[@williamwilson6499]

The Liberty wasn’t sunk.

[@mjc8281]

@@williamwilson6499 My apologies severely damaged and burnt out after an attack.

[@jimstephans1948]

wasnt sunk mate@@mjc8281

[@CosmicValkyrie]

@@williamwilson6499 Yes, it flew into heaven.

[@Glideslopes]

These Orc Pilots are so dangerous. Training levels similar to a toddler during toilet training. An RC-135W loss would be a huge incident. I'm sure they have escorts now.

[@Diggnuts]

Toilet training? They barely have toilets to begin with!

[@oldquaker]

If russians would knew for certain that they will lose a full battle group if they were to down a NATO plane, I bet my one year salary that they would sit like small puppies dingling their lil tales.

[@scottn1405]

Your comments are what is dangerous. The training of Russian pilots is far better than anything the RAF has trained. Britain barely can stay in a war more than a few days. How many tanks are left in that country? Last I heard was 40.

[@pennyhardaway7491]

Russian Pilot enters chat Jet Fuel (~$500-$1k): 😎 US Reaper MQ-9 ($30-$50M): 😢

[@alhambrabiker1476]

@@pennyhardaway7491how is the Russian rubble currency against the US dollar?

[@ChrisRedfield--]

Lessons, do not fly in a no fly zone.

[@tommwangi4302]

DOWN WITH UK!!!

[@gregmeyer2897]

Thank God the the crew is safe.

[@BurntKittyForge-pl8ol]

yep , but they should not be there , the crew can't deny orders though

[@stuartx7865]

@@BurntKittyForge-pl8ol Why would they want to deny orders? They weren't over ruSSian territory.

[@pedrom1619]

Yes they should because they are international waters near NATO territory! So we don't need to be afraid of anyone! Certainly not from soviets that are invading its neighbors! @@BurntKittyForge-pl8ol

[@joeschmoe21]

Not for long. UK has Indian Hindoo PM, a Muslim Pakistani Mayor, and is drowning in BLM and illegals. UK should be kowtowing to India and Pakistan instead of picking fights with Russia on behalf of USA.

[@ghostinanutshell4768]

@@plum_bit he does not know the difference of NATO and the EU cause he is a pleb

[@chrisyoung9653]

2 missles fired 2 embarrassing misses. Sounds about right

[@Vsor]

It must have been a stealth RC-135

[@willwozniak2826]

The missiles are JUNK...Russia don't believe in maintenance...

[@peterfisher3829]

Or do our aircraft carry something that prevents missiles locking on to them, when was the last time someone fired a missile at a UK / NATO aircraft , Falklands war maybe ?

[@alexanderl9985]

@@willwozniak2826 The maintenance money went to pootin's Black Sea mansion...

[@Hereford1642]

I seem to remember the Americans needing multiple shots at the 'Chinese spy balloon'. Got it in the end. Never did reveal the dastardly Chinese spy gear on board though.

[@ILoveCrepes601]

I like how we think our side is the moral side in this whole war 🥱 a broken record that has been played out several times over decades causing millions in death…..

[@andersk7755]

Putin apologist

[@varkenshaasje4014]

nato apologist@@andersk7755

[@alimi-yaoadam1667]

Is sad that people are still urging Ukraine to fight on when little is left of that country

[@domenicozagari2443]

In the Falkland war Britain put a 200 mile war zone, now why they don't stay away from Ukraine war zone?

[@paulmoore4344]

Professor Michael Clarke's ability to convey what is actually happening without dramatising the situation deserves the upmost respect. Maybe SKY should tag him in their online media so we can find accurate content easier rather than some worthless footballer who sh@gged his mother in law. (I made that last bit up but it probably happened somewhere 😆 )

[@Jase29]

He was talking complete bullocks. There's parts in his grand speech which shows he has no idea what happened and is only using what he thinks happened. Sorry to burst your bubble

[@Jase29]

@hassyg4083 Who is? the skynews security expert or the original poster?

[@MLVL312]

@@Jase29 sorry to bust yours Ruski its bollocks not bullocks 😂

[@souhung69]

​@@Jase29at least get your english right igor

[@brucetillerson3329]

The only thing left for NATO is these Crimea hit and run attacks. The war on the ground is LOST and over 400,000 ukrainians have been killed. Sending these young men into battle without adequate air cover is evil beyond belief! Clark is clutching at straws.

[@RealPlatoishere]

Have been tracking this particular rivet joint for a while now with serial code RRR7226 , They usually take off from Chania escorted by two RAF typhoons for reconnaissance near crimea ...I also spotted a US navy Lockheed EP-3E Aries II aircraft assisting it in surveillance by monitoring near romanian coast

[@Susspect69]

Bud here pulled out the entire history 💀....... Russians hire this guy lol

[@johnd2058]

Yes, I've seen the same pattern. Honor to the USAF for diligence -- glory to the RAF for bravery in the face of craven warmongers.

[@Sinvx]

@@johnd2058 Ah yes.... Russia is the warmongers, when the UK whole history is war and conquest. Not a year goes by where the UK isn't actively participating in an ongoing conflict.

[@hp2084]

​@@johnd2058war mongers? Who? If Russians then Iraq, Syria, Libya?

[@twomystical6252]

​@Susspect69 its quite easy to track it just go to flightradar24 on daily basis there are military yets near ukrain

[@DavidWilliams-nj5cn]

If it were shot down I doubt it would have escalated, Russia would have said it was an error/malfunction and Nato would have accepted that as no one has the appetite for a direct conflict and prefer to fight this proxy war, which is more palatable and just talk tough with each other.

[@lyndon_daly1889]

The only one playing proxies pal is NATO and US

[@pychoupchhoeuy2008]

They missed the plane but they not missing challenger 2 what’s going on in this picture?

[@JamesGoss-o8l]

So they should. 😮

[@tyharris9994]

"This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it." - Fred Thompson in The Hunt for Red October

[@freemenofengland2880]

Rarely in the entire History of Gt Britain have we had such stupid politicians.

[@D64nz]

Worse, they mess things up, then turn around, go opps, and run away and leave others to clean up their mess!

[@freemenofengland2880]

@@D64nz Except they usually just make an even bigger mess...

[@robertbrennan2268]

Very alarming indeed! Great thanks, Prof. Clark!

[@kingcodfish8026]

Maby we should stay in our own territory ?? Food for thought

[@MrSchwabentier]

International waters are shared territory open to anyone.

[@nomomomo5422]

War is stupid, stop fighting and start talking peace, it has to happen sooner or later

[@kuckoo9036]

Air-launched IR, semi-active, and active AA missile can't be launched at a target unless that target is specifically locked onto by the pilot, who must then authorize release of the weapon after locking. It is an explicit, deliberate action, not something that can be done "accidentally" or happen through a "malfunction".

[@djvincekline7338]

Indeed. If the missile would have been a 'success' than that should have been interpreted as an act of war against a NATO member. Thus, Article 5 should come into action and then we have WWIII on our hands. Luckily, the missile missed. It already says enough that the other Russian pilot was angry about the incident. But hey, the Russians already did it in 2014 with the MH17.....

[@s.wvazim6517]

So how did it loose lock ?

[@MXB2001]

@@s.wvazim6517 If it was a fire and forget type of missile then it must have been ECM. If not possibly the Russian broke off targetting.

[@roceye]

@@s.wvazim6517 I imagine a RC-135 has enough EW power to basically fry the radar on a Flanker

[@andresgarcia7757]

If they fired an r-27 they could have locked the target them broke lock and the missile could have lost guidance. It could also be that the British airplane was able to break the lock by jamming. If they fired an r-73 then it could have been a malfunction. Either way it was fortunate no one got injured or killed.

[@skankhunt420]

He's like Bruce Wayne's press guy ❤

[@davidgalea6113]

He is a real brit. Sadly the native british people are being replaced by migrants on a scale that very few people realise.

[@jaredspencer3304]

"What happened to the missile?" "The front fell off."

[@basher875]

Made in China ?

[@stuartmacdonald9289]

Nope, made in North Korea. 🤣🤣🤣

[@D64nz]

They towed it outside of the environment

[@youtubeshadowbannedmylasta2629]

where's the black sea again?

[@juansantana8448]

If they didn't, they should have.

[@mugenlakais6345]

Right now theres a US navy P8-A over the black sea and thats not unmanned

[@TheAlchaemist]

@@ReZel80657 He is mentioning so, because Clark said that there were no other "crewed planes" flying over the Black Sea. That's all.

[@acreguy3156]

There will be hell to pay if Russia shoots it down. On the other hand, the West may accept the action as just another "accident."

[@Manc-king]

That never actually went over the Black Sea that stayed over Romania coast near tulcea. When he says Black Sea he means over near the center

[@TheBlazersfan22]

And right now. Russia down a couple u.s drones. U.s did nother in response. Bombed romania 6 times. A nato country. Nato did nothing to retaliation. Attacked the polish border multiple times . Also, is currently hosting military exercises in nato waters. Russia has done more aggressive responses than nato has.

[@joeschmoe21]

US is rotting from inside. Black Looters Matter (BLM), Illegal latinos, Opioid addicts... take your pick. The world is changing, Russia and China do not have these detriments, and they are getting stronger and they are friends. US is still relevant, but not for long.

[@phill5917]

They probably fired a Semi Active R-27's and then broke the lock by unlocking the RC-135 causing the R-27's to miss since they rely on radar guidance from the plane to hit a target. If the Russian really wanted to shoot it down they could of..

[@thatguy53]

So what if a Russian surveillance place was in the same proximity to the UK as the British plane was, would anyone say it was ok for them to be there?

[@qaz120120]

What was the UK doing there in the first place?

[@justonecornetto80]

NATO operation. The Black sea doesn`t belong to Russia.

[@FedUpHumanBeing]

I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that Russian fighter jets have been locked every time they show up from that point on. Treated as hostile finger on the trigger.

[@johnrhodes3350]

Indeed, and why not!

[@Ghogiel3D]

Mate, we've all been doing that since 1950.

[@pennyhardaway7491]

Putin's Missiles Stun Ukraine's Allies; Russia Producing 7 Times More Arms Than West | Report - Hindustan Times Ukraine's Tonnes of Ammunition Up In Smoke; Camouflaged Post Destroyed In One Shot - Hindustan Times

[@ajcole5967]

Escorted by two RAF Typhoon Fighters ever since.

[@danielkol477]

Lock-ons are considered as a war-time action and are not done in peace time

[@clutteredchicagogarage2720]

Russia’s annual military budget for 2023 is $84bn. Ukrainians have destroyed 2 Russian s400 systems in Crimea plus 2 big Russian landing ships plus a submarine plus other radar and electronic warfare systems plus large transport aircraft plus probably 100 tanks and hundreds of pieces of Russia artillery just in the past couple months. I cannot even keep track any more. This kit probably costed between $5bn to $8bn all together. If Ukraine gets f16s, grippens with meteor missiles, atacms, and GLSDBs in addition to all their current capabilities, Russia simply won’t be able to afford to occupy Ukrainian territory and build enough systems to replace their losses beyond 2024. Europeans- especially in the Baltic states, poland, And Moldova must be very relieved that Russia is quickly becoming demilitarized, which will make all of Europe safer- including obviously Ukraine- and will ultimately save European nations on defense costs.

[@maddyperezstan]

russia will just then declare war and North Korea, Iran & China will join Russia and then Ukraine are fucked.

[@scottn1405]

There is no confirming evidence that Ukraine has destroyed two S 400's or two landing ships or a submarine. What has happened in the last 3 months is Ukraine has lost over 70K troops, and BBC and Meduza report a kill ration of 10/1. Ukraine cannot sustain such losses, and pin pricks will not change the direction or outcome of this war.

[@scottn1405]

If the fight continues into next summer, Ukraine will have easily 600K dead Urks

[@davidcampbell3642]

Russia is not skint Britain laddie. These things can be replaced.

[@grandemaestro3820]

delusional😅😅😅

[@Poramola007]

This war will obviously escalate.

[@HiHo-zh4rd]

Russia is waiting on China. I hope Europe understands the seriousness of this. The US will be busy in Asia. Russia is Europe's fight.

[@Mark-Haddow]

Nope! Russia couldn't buy enough munitions from North Korea to do that. 😂

[@des_smith7658]

No worries then

[@user-yp9nz6bs9q]

The geographic area of this war has increased significantly. That means a greater reliance on long range missiles and aircraft.

[@henryssempijja2898]

​​@@Mark-Haddowand u think Russia will use same type of weapons if it's fighting against NATO? There's so many big types of weapons Russia hasn't touched. They don't want to use a gun to kill a mosquito

[@charleskellam1675]

Take out the base responsible 😮

[@jeanschaeffer4225]

SKY NEWS... LIVES BEHIND THE MOON.... POINT,,,, GREETINGS FROM ASIA....

[@Fighting_Fatigue_117]

Well I thank God and all those responsible for not allowing this situation to escalate!

[@mlionea]

They fear Russia

[@Cortesevasive]

lol , it wot end until russia is out of ammo , and it wont happen soon

[@mlionea]

@@Cortesevasive will never happen. Russia has more Armour than ever

[@Cortesevasive]

Russia will deplete its artillery stocks in 1-2years, how many tanks russia has ? probably they gonna get depleted some day too.@@mlionea

[@celsocosta880]

The West has more to lose then Russia if it comes to war escalation!With all the help the Ukraine army is getting from the West the Russian army still winning, how so?

[@umar_93]

Why British surveillance aircraft doing inside Black Sea stay in English Channel for f sake

[@Deputydog-r7d]

Ukrainian territory.they have permision

[@davidkottman3440]

Black Sea is international waters & air space, the same as when russia flies across the North Sea

[@umar_93]

@@davidkottman3440 none of their business flying someone else corridor

[@davidkottman3440]

@@umar_93 International airspace, they have every right to be there!

[@muttleymoses7025]

It’s a surveillance aircraft, doing what it’s supposed to do, surveillance. The intelligence would be very useful for some parties.

[@misamarinovik6215]

If this happened at all, which I doubt be sure those were just warning shots.

[@creativeforeignpolicy]

Excellent analysis. Again. Thanks! Courageous work of the Raf. 👍 Respect!

[@jamesjealous-p4v]

Stop playing with Russia 😂😂

[@mikele9878]

Bravo for Russia 🇷🇺👍

[@elijahmckenzie9207]

Bravo for Russia, 2 missiles completely missed/malfunctioned 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kammeng.]

🇷🇺👍

[@israeldna3720]

The air defense on both sides are being hammered. Nevertheless the Russians are learning a lot about NATO systems while adapting to the changes in Ukraine strategies. Russia is definitely learning about the maximum range of US and NATO weapons. NATO is going to be ineffective whenever they do get involved. For the UK they are just lucky at this point. Because if Dimitri was the leader of Russia yeah we already know what would had happened already. This is why I tell people that Putin is trying to perfectly prepare Russia for a real war and all out combat in multiple theaters . So Kim is for that preparation. I'm sure Russia is going to take a lot of weapon systems offline and replace them with various north Korean systems and new Russian weapon platforms to let the new weapons be tested in combat. But yeah the thing about Russia running out of ammunition again is a favorite western media talking point . Last year Russia ran out of everything according to the same media and what happened in March this year. Russia lit up western Ukraine and hammered bakhmut.

[@steamedham5412]

North Korea just uses Russian equipment from the 50’s💀💀

[@andrijajalsovec5877]

🤡

[@MrAvant123]

@@no_name4080 During the cold war we heard the rhetoric "we can only slow them down" "they have thousands of aircraft and Tanks" etc etc. This may have been true in the 80's but Putin is fielding crap from this era thats been in storage for decades, because Russia have been busy stealing everything rather than building a reliable modern military for the wars they love to start !

[@edwardvalivonis23]

Last year? Jesus, imagine if it was this year

[@Bond007-d5o]

don't travel or fly to Russia for sure,

[@mikele9878]

Britain with only 40 tanks is a joke 😂

[@SerBallister]

Not as funny as seeing Russian tanks getting towed away by Ukranian farmers after the crew ran away.

[@dude6935]

Russian aircraft can fire without a lock, according to the simulation videos I watch on a regular basis. Short range, heat seeking missiles can also track toward the sun, or flares dropped from the enemy aircraft. Jamming is usually employed at long range.

[@letsgorandom1380]

Any aircraft can fire without a lock. I am not an expert, but as I understand it, most of the time it's done to force the opponent to go on the defensive. We all know that those aircraft transmit there data to the Ukrainian army, so they would be a legitimate target for the Russians.

[@johnnymathematics6216]

I’m reminded of the famous RAF Lossiemouth incident. Supposedly a fighter aircraft shortly after takeoff detected and locked onto an enemy radar signature that turned out to be a traffic policeman pointing his gun in the wrong direction! Sadly the pilot didn’t fire…………

[@Nick_Flanders]

What an awful title

[@justicedone3929]

Year ago 😂 sly news

[@BoycottGoogleTotally]

If Russia didn't then I would boo Russia

[@LR95051]

The west really be reaching for anything to start another war with Russia, first have a proxy war using Ukraine, now this 😂

[@bradhobbs6196]

Fun fact - the 2 RC-135W 'Air Seeker' aircraft are the two most expensive aircraft in the RAF inventory. Probably by a large margin.

[@DontBeAWollyy]

Wrong

[@StevenBrown-w5b]

​@@DontBeAWollyyok ...what airborne platform costs more?

[@MultiVeeta]

​@@StevenBrown-w5b I guess the E3 Sentry is ball park same figure. The new E7 Wedgetail will be far and away the most expensive

[@RyanB0306]

@@MultiVeeta E3 is retired from service pal. It cost a fraction of the Rivot Joint RC 135. They cost close to $1 Billion each!

[@MultiVeeta]

@@RyanB0306 a billion each lol. UK payed $650 million for 3 (not 2) RC135 plus infrastructure and training. That is $217million each. The E7 Wedgetail costing UK $1.9 Billion for 3, that is $630 million each. For the Rc135 they are going to pay a further £950 million for maintenance and upgrades to see them throughout until 2035. This is not part of original aircraft cost.

[@sonictheheadshock756]

Imagine your fighting for your contry and people are just commenting on your win or loses this is beginning to sound like a football tournament 😅

[@fabrizioandreucci5664]

anyway Love Professor Michael Clarke Bravo

[@Muirton66]

lol

[@SultanAhmed-r2r]

India wants to shut the mouth of the Shikh people. Let my people GO FREE 😊!

[@richardmarsden5610]

If the RAF or RN navy want to get their planes or ships destroyed or sunk in an active conflict zone, then they are going about it the right way. Hubris is a very dangerous driver. Highly likely and almost certainly the earlier incident was a warning, the next UK MoD driven incident possibly won't be.

[@kithkyan]

Why are we only hearing about this now ? Putin's Russia will keep having 'incidents' like this until we stop letting them!

[@DropdudeJohn]

We heard about it last year.

[@danielbb8570]

This was last year , just got new reports on it

[@kerry_xLyons]

Well I heard about through the crux channel when it happend and I think sky did report it at the time but not much detail was given

[@dracoboomin6511]

who the UK?

[@des_smith7658]

Fantasy Island UK 🇬🇧

[@KoaTheJoker]

Does it makes a difference that he missed? The action is the same, only the outcome would be different. In my opinion it should be answered the same as when he did hit the target.

[@anthonycayford3763]

I agree and I think the same should go for the russian drone stikes in Romania

[@anton7402-g1o]

Like Turkey did ,

[@peterramsden3134]

@@anthonycayford3763 war monger

[@Inatci6]

Yes the answer is sending more Storm shadows.

[@KoaTheJoker]

No fly zone for all international airspace. That way they can't do it twice

[@jonbaxter2254]

Had no idea it was a massive plane, thought it was just a drone or something.

[@simonmoore8414]

Can't wait to see Professor Clarke explaining to us (from an underground bunker) the effects of radiation poisoning.

[@abubakarsadisumuktar932]

😂

[@justonecornetto80]

The Russians haven`t got the balls to use nukes because they know full well NATO would turn their country into a sheet of glass.

[@steve-real]

That’s completely disturbing

[@TomTheLadiesMan]

Honestly Michael Clarke is the best analyst they have on, he knows his stuff and explains it clearly and concisely in a way everyone can understand.

[@VIDS2013]

I think everyone knew at the time that the firing of the missile was deliberate.

[@stavrosr9819]

I am surprised they didn't take down the Raf plane, Britain has no business in that area.

[@Derek_Smallshorts]

@@stavrosr9819 In international airspace???

[@1maico1]

@@stavrosr9819 Yes it does, it was a surveillance aircraft flying in international airspace as part of a NATO mission

[@dreb222]

@@stavrosr9819electronic warfare components on UK and US aircraft is second to none. The missile didn’t malfunction on its own, it was targeted by EW systems that made it go bonkers. There are things on our aircraft, certain ones, that render most weapons nearly useless.

[@jevgenijs39]

This stories getting better and better 😀

[@MLVL312]

What about the story and facts Ruski how many ships even submarines ?😂

[@smokepeddler]

How dare they not let us spy on them.😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@davidmarchand384]

It’s just usual russia recklessness… These people need to be stopped and being forced to leave the 🇺🇦 territory asap.

[@diegolove173]

That plane has no place in the black sea period

[@youarewhatyouare]

We all here in weston super mare were hoping one or two would hit the boulevard to improve it

[@kennogawa6638]

Wow!

[@tommyyang7135]

Go Russian more...

[@paulharrington2747]

Shouldn't have been there. 😅

[@neddyseagoon9601]

Not long after that, it seemed apparent that somethin serioys had happened because with binoculars I could see multiple allied fighters in close formation with rivet joint and akso flanking at long range, over the Black Sea, while I was there on to visit friends in the region.

[@drunkenwhiskeyeu]

Yeah, they stopped flying sorties for some time, and when they returned, I think it was with three fighter jets riding shotgun.

[@roxximusik8958]

Hmm. Where were the typhoons when they were needed ?

[@drunkenwhiskeyeu]

@@roxximusik8958they just probably didnt want to escalate

[@roxximusik8958]

@@drunkenwhiskeyeu So RAF (NATO) Command was seemingly prepared to risk the lives of up to 20 crew members on this possibly provocative, data-gathering, mission ? Surely, it might have expected a potentially belligerent response from Russia at such a time ? One A2A missile would probably have brought the Rivet Joint down. Then what ?

[@ehime4u2]

As always, straight to the point, less than 5 minutes. 😎

[@alexsmart5452]

Kind of funny. Russian fighter couldnt shoot down an unarmed, slow, and not very maneuverable surveillance aircraft with one missile, and had another missile just fall off the Mig's wing. Ive been trying to figure out why after over 18 months the Russian's haven't won Air Superiority. Perhaps I have my answer. or Maybe the Brits are just damn good pilots. and a little lucky.

[@tomnguyen9931]

Because it all HYPES. If anything the world should fear Russia with their trillion "Nuke" stockpiled. ALL loaded with black powder because no money for TNT!

[@er6890]

That RC has capabilities one can’t imagine. One thing is for sure one of those officers on board is there for that specific situation to fry everything that comes within range. The RC can’t out maneuver but it can defend itself.

[@alexsmart5452]

@@er6890 So it was tech and not skill. OK.

[@jonahallen4867]

Simple solution . UK. Get out of the Black Sea . 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇯🇪....

[@hyun1141]

Russia doesn't own the Black Sea, if they also want to have a war with NATO over that then they can find out very quickly

[@maplemumbai]

Russia has every right to do, so long as UK supplies weapons to Ukraine. Tit for tat

[@philippdinkhauser5639]

No, the russians have no right.

[@daveyjones18]

This UK platform was directly conducting the naval attacks 👍

[@ChristinaPorter-s9y]

Good article, level headed and informative.. Very alarming indeed! Great thanks, Prof. Clark!.

[@danielbb8570]

This happen last year 2022 but just found out new report what can tell the public

[@ebbehermansson7699]

Professor Michael Clarke's information is very informative and we that watch him, get a clear indication, on what he knows, and when he or his team is guessing. That also is not common, journalist is guessing all the time, but present their guessings as fact. Big difference! I like Professor Michael Clarke more and more. Bravo.. 🙏

[@Draggis92]

Its not a "spy plane", its a reconnaissance aircraft. Actually a pretty big difference.

[@MrAvant123]

Not in Russian eyes, they are not averse at shooting down the odd airliner !

[@BasedF-15Pilot]

Please explain the pretty big difference. Thanks.

[@MultiVeeta]

Totally is a spy plane. It gathers intelligence of battle positions, sam positions, unit movement etc. and then relays this info to the Ukraine forces. ie. Spying.

[@jaydrone9723]

what amazed me is, it happened almost last year.

[@persophone4554]

Good on them.

[@mchughcb]

Professor Michael Clarke said Russia only had enough munitions for 5 weeks and that was over 550 days ago. What happened?

[@stuartx7865]

And Pootin said "Kyiv in 3 Days." What happened?

[@mchughcb]

@@stuartx7865 Putin never said 3 days it was Ingram on Sky News

[@slimlol-j5b]

@@mchughcb and also Russian state tv and Lukashenko

[@mchughcb]

@braydenparton9578 maybe but Putin didn't which was the statement

[@EvelynMaguire]

This war already involves so much corruption that Zelensky is already called corrupt by the Ukrainian people themselves. 😅😂

[@colinmassey527]

How many palaces does Tiny Putler have again? Go hungry, so he can have more 😂

[@EvelynMaguire]

@@colinmassey527 I'm talking about the research that Ukraine did and released on corruption.

[@user1qaz2wsx3edc]

​@@colinmassey527 How many Treasures and palaces do Brits have from looting countries around the world?

[@colinmassey527]

@@user1qaz2wsx3edc it was wrong in the past and it's wrong now, so Ruzzia still needs to put the shovels down and turn its T55s back to Ruzzia

[@michaelmullins3396]

I really love Professor Michael, he is such a great Military strategist ,its a wonder that he has not suggested to the Ukrainians that they should change the Name of the city of Tokmak to Lvov, and claim the fantastic Military success the Ukrainians had.

[@Sinvx]

What success? They are struggling.

[@abdiomar3204]

@@SinvxLool true

[@Cornelis56]

Sarcasm at its best. Chapeau!

[@alexfrancis3581]

So if Russia flys a surveillance planes near the English channel its an act of war. But if the vrits fly it near the Russian border its considered harmless. Rip logic and common sense 😂😂😂

[@joemann2178]

Professor Michael Clarke gets paid to be an 'expert' and just tell people what Sky is paid to tell people....complete BS 🤣

[@bingbong6127]

short range AA missiles can't be jammed because they don't rely on radar for guidance, they are heat guided meaning they can only be disrupted by flares, aka, other heat signatures coming from the aircraft to hopefully redirect or confuse the guidance system. It also doesn't give the other plane any type of lock on warning since again, its not radar guided...

[@alexbickers8388]

Who said it was one of those types of missiles? It was probably an R-77 which is radar guided.

[@BalakeHart-nh4xh]

​@@alexbickers8388exactly..

[@deven6518]

It was probably a nobody knows

[@Prrrrr885]

Nah we all knows what russia doing It’s just prank bro😂

[@TheBillerator]

They can be 'jammed' using Directional Infrared Counter Measures

[@TheAmbex]

Any chance the one pilot killed the lock and then force jettisoned the 2nd missile? Given he was yelling at his cockpit buddy its possible.

[@buca9696]

Can the lock even be broken by the pilot after the missile is fired?

[@fulconandroadcone9488]

@@buca9696 not sure, sounds more like a PR stunt to scare the brits form flying again

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

⁠@@fulconandroadcone9488I’d put money on the lock being broken by the surveillance plane itself. That’s probably why they weren’t afraid of flying over the Black Sea despite Russias incompetence.

[@djvincekline7338]

The other pilot flew in the other Sukhoi. So probably not. But it's clear that that pilot was not amused by the incident. 1. he could have been blown out of the sky himself by some escorting Typhoons 2. he could have been scared for that incident being the cause of WWIII. IMO, in both cases, that Russian pilot is totally right! It's not a simulation game. It's real life. If a NATO plane is blown into pieces by the Russians/Chinese/North Koreans/any other unfriendly country than that could certainly trigger WWIII. Pilots, soldiers and navy personelll on both sides should tread very cautiously. Because n accident can happen and the world could get into a real turmoil.

[@lihue4]

Fox 1 missiles such as the older R-27 mean the pilot must maintain a constant lock throughout, and can release the missile lock up until impact. Fox 2 are your heat-seeking or infrared and your Fox 3s are your active homing radar or the ones that go “pit bull”.

[@Veritas.0]

2:26 Nope. The RAF isn't the only air force that operates manned aircraft over the Black Sea. There is currently a manned US aircraft operating over the Black sea. There is an online flight radar 24 hours that shows this... _right now_ (Not to mention it's a P-3 Orion Subhunter, which is in itself concerning.)

[@benjaminpayne7965]

NATO

[@enemyspotted2467]

⁠@@benjaminpayne7965The United Stated is a member of NATO

[@mouse8523]

Imagen if china or russua flew fighters in usa air space !!@

[@muhammedrahman7013]

"Say hello to my little Friend" Here Comes The Pain MF's! ❤️🇷🇺❤️"Making Ukraine Russian Again"