September 7, 2025, 3:05 pm
Last week we talked oil refineries and the value of being able to strike sensitive economic targets. Today, we talk about the means to try and do that – and Ukraine’s efforts to develop hard hitting long range weapons that might let it reach deeper into the Russian interior.
The most recent system in that category to get media attention is the so called "Flamingo" cruise missile and today, by popular vote, I want to talk about it for three main reasons:
* To look at the missile, why Ukraine wants it and what it could mean for the war if produced in quantity
* To ask why a number of nations around the world are now pursuing or expanding their Ground Launched Cruise Missile Arsenals, in some cases despite previously banning or never possessing them
* To discuss an example of what it takes to design and produce a system under austere wartime conditions, and what the Flamingo experience might signal for other nations watching the Ukrainian experience that might be concerned about increasing their own military preparedness.
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/c/PerunAU
Reading and Sourcing (These will be populated over the next 24 hours):
Milianion Group "FP-5" Product brochure
https://milaniongroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Milanion-FP5-brochure.pdf
AP reporting on Flamingo
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-drones-weapons-industry-russia-7201ab851544c394ee454407058b10ba
IISS – Ukraine’s Flamingos take to the skies
https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/missile-dialogue-initiative/2025/09/ukraines-flamingos-take-to-the-skies/
IISS – Europe’s missile renaissance
https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/online-analysis/2024/11/europes-missile-renaissance/
German interest in Typhon
PRC media on CJ-100 and CJ-1000
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202509/1342523.shtml
Reporting on Russian strikes on Baykar drone factory
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/08/28/bayraktar-plant-in-kyiv-comes-under-attack-by-russians/
https://tass.com/world/2008535
CRS – US Army Multi Domain Task Forces
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF11797
Reporting on Flamingo
https://www.twz.com/news-features/ukraine-aims-to-build-thousands-of-flamingo-long-range-cruise-missiles-a-year
https://www.politico.eu/article/flamingo-ukraine-3000km-cruise-missile-woman-vladimir-putin-donald-trump-volodymyr-zelenskyy-drone/
Caveats & Comments:
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 — Opening Words
00:01:30 — What Am I Talking About?
00:01:52 — Ukraine’s Requirements
00:10:13 — Enter Flamingo
00:27:06 — Usage and Value
00:33:59 — is the GLCM Making a Comeback?
00:41:09 — Nato Programs
00:48:46 — Risk and Competition
00:55:18 — Channel Update
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