{"id":19609,"date":"2022-04-11T15:39:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T10:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=19609"},"modified":"2024-11-10T17:37:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T12:07:58","slug":"russian-drone-destroyed-by-a-new-british-martlet-missile-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/11\/russian-drone-destroyed-by-a-new-british-martlet-missile-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian drone destroyed by a new British Martlet missile in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Social media has been flooded with images and videos of Ukrainian soldiers employing a <strong>British-made Martlet man portable air defence system (MANPADS) <\/strong>to shoot down a Russian drone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220411-WA0001-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"It flooded with images and videos of Ukrainian soldiers employing a British-made  MANPADS to shoot a Russian drone. \" class=\"wp-image-19722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220411-WA0001-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220411-WA0001-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220411-WA0001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220411-WA0001-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220411-WA0001-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220411-WA0001-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220411-WA0001-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220411-WA0001.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\">A soldier is seen <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeneralStaffUA\/status\/1512669342256840709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1512669342256840709%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Faviationa2z.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D19609action%3Dedit\">shooting a missile, <\/a>followed by cheering from his teammates, while an explosion is heard in the background, in a video released on several social media channels linked with the Ukrainian military. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The men are from the <strong>95th Air Assault Brigade<\/strong>, according to the video description. The weapon system was mistakenly identified as a Starstreak, although it was actually a <strong>Martlet missile<\/strong>, which uses the same launch tube as the <strong>Starstreak<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"uk\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0442\u043a\u0456\u0432 \u0437\u0431\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043d\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0442\u043d\u044c\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0443\u0434\u0430\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043f\u0456\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043b\u0456\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0430\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043e\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0456\u0432 \u00ab\u041e\u0440\u0456\u043e\u043d\u00bb \u043d\u0430\u0434\u0430\u043b\u043e \u041a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u041f\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0442\u0440\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0421\u0438\u043b \u0417\u0421\u0423 \/ Air Force Command of UA Armed<br>\u0414\u043e\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g9QQkWqMD1\">https:\/\/t.co\/g9QQkWqMD1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q92a980IoF\">pic.twitter.com\/q92a980IoF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u0413\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0448\u0442\u0430\u0431 \u0417\u0421\u0423 (@GeneralStaffUA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeneralStaffUA\/status\/1512669342256840709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p> <strong>UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace <\/strong>revealed in mid-March 2022 that the UK will supply Ukraine with Starstreak <strong>MANPADS<\/strong>, with the first systems expected to arrive by the end of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The first footage of Starstreak allegedly shooting down a <strong>Russian Mil Mi-28 assault helicopter <\/strong>surfaced on social media on April 2. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"uk\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0442\u043a\u0456\u0432 \u0437\u0431\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043d\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0442\u043d\u044c\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0443\u0434\u0430\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043f\u0456\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043b\u0456\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0430\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043e\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0456\u0432 \u00ab\u041e\u0440\u0456\u043e\u043d\u00bb \u043d\u0430\u0434\u0430\u043b\u043e \u041a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u041f\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0442\u0440\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0421\u0438\u043b \u0417\u0421\u0423 \/ Air Force Command of UA Armed<br>\u0414\u043e\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g9QQkWqMD1\">https:\/\/t.co\/g9QQkWqMD1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q92a980IoF\">pic.twitter.com\/q92a980IoF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u0413\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0448\u0442\u0430\u0431 \u0417\u0421\u0423 (@GeneralStaffUA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeneralStaffUA\/status\/1512669342256840709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>&#8220;To Boris Johnson, this is a greeting from Ukrainian paratroopers.&#8221;<\/strong> Thank you, United Kingdom. Our allies&#8217; assistance is being put to good use; please send more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The description reads, &#8220;<strong>For our freedom and yours!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martlet&#8217;s emergence demonstrates that the diversity of weapons transferred to Ukraine by European countries is more than previously stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220411-WA0002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220411-WA0002.jpg 567w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220411-WA0002-170x300.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/10\/indigo-is-now-the-worlds-sixth-largest-airline-in-terms-of-passengers\/\">terms<\/a> of size and capability, the Orion is similar to the <strong>General Atomics MQ-1 Predator,<\/strong> and it can carry a variety of guided bombs and missiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several videos circulated on Russian social media purporting to show the Orion demolishing <strong>Ukrainian vehicles and bunkers. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay Informed with us and Have a good day ahead!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. 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