Ukraine's Fighter Jets Have a Sneaky New Weapon!

Ukraine’s Su-27s just got a deadly new trick up their sleeves, and it doesn’t even explode. I’m talking about the American-made ADM-160 MALD, a miniature air-launched decoy that’s now riding under the wings of Ukraine’s Flanker fleet. On paper, it looks like a small cruise missile. In reality, it’s an electronic phantom, built to trick Russian radar operators into wasting their precious S-400 interceptors on a $300-pound fake.

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In this video, I break down how the MALD works, why strapping it to the Su-27 is a genius move, and how it completely upends Russia’s so-called “layered air defense” strategy. We’ll dive into:

• How MALD mimics real aircraft and cruise missiles to overload Russian radar screens.
• Why pairing MALD with Storm Shadows and SCALPs creates a brutal bait-and-switch that Russia’s air defenses can’t keep up with.
• The intelligence angle: every time a MALD flies, it provokes Russia into exposing its radar and SAM sites, data that Ukraine and NATO analysts scoop up in real time.
• The Su-27’s new role as a decoy delivery truck, reinventing a Soviet-era air superiority fighter for the drone-and-decoy battlefield.
• The psychological warfare factor: Russian operators never know if they’re tracking a ghost or the real thing, forcing hesitation, panic, and waste.

Ukraine is rewriting the rules of air combat with improvisation, Western tech, and sheer ingenuity. What looks like “just a fake missile” is in fact a spy, saboteur, and battlefield stress test rolled into one.

If you want to understand how Ukraine keeps punching holes in Russia’s defenses, and why every wasted S-400 interceptor brings Kyiv one step closer to victory, this is a video you don’t want to miss.

Glory to Ukraine. Glory to the heroes. Crimea is Ukraine.

tldr: Ukraine's Su-27s are getting an upgrade with a new trick to help with the war effort. They are now equipped with MALD decoys to confuse enemy defenses, enhancing their aviation capabilities. This new military technology could make their fighter jet attacks more effective.

Video Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17...

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