Comment by koensch57 on 28/12/2024 at 23:53 UTC

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View submission: How are the Western made jets (Airbus/Boeing) operated by Russian airlines still flying considering the number of sanctions against the sale of spare service parts?

They fly their military jets and rotary machines using handheld GPS devices. They can do without the advanced avionics

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Comment by Minimum-Geologist-58 at 29/12/2024 at 00:21 UTC

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I’m pretty sure Russian military equipment relies on GNSS? If they can launch the satellites I’m pretty sure they have can do the easy bit of making receivers?

It’s fun to make fun of them but they’re not some cavemen.