The British Rapid Ranger and UK Starstreak have appeared in Ukraine with some NEW images from Aquilla.

The RapidRanger is the Thales launcher that Ukraine mounts on a Spanish VAMTAC and that fires both the Mach 3-plus Starstreak and the 13-kilogram Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM), known as Martlet in the Royal Navy.

In this video I break down how Ukrainian crews from the 1030th Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Regiment really fight with it: detecting jet-powered Shaheds by sound first, guiding missiles by hand, and getting out before Russia’s drones find them. I also explain why Britain built a missile that can’t see its target on purpose, how laser beam-riding works and shrugs off flares, and how Belfast’s 5,000-plus LMM order plus plans to build RapidRanger launchers in Ukraine could turn short-range air defense into something Ukraine can field at scale.

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Chapters!

00:00 Britain's Rapid Ranger Goes to War

01:38 Rapid Ranger Isn't New to Ukraine

02:45 Why the Launcher Is So Small

03:58 How Ukrainian Crews Find Their Targets

04:48 Meet the Lightweight Multi-Role Missile

06:11 How LMM's Laser Beam Guidance Works

08:26 Rapid Ranger's Second Weapon: Starstreak

09:52 Why the Expensive Parts Stay on the Truck

10:59 Russia's Rapid Ranger Bait Trap

11:39 Why Passive Air Defense Matters

12:25 Rapid Ranger's Battlefield Limitations

13:37 Britain Orders Thousands of LMMs

14:21 Ukraine Will Build Rapid Ranger Systems

15:09 Starstreak and LMM Solve Different Problems

15:46 Why Rapid Ranger Fits Ukraine's War

Video Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18rMEEmhRUjd9DD5TstQzBAfJyxyKoow4oAffoz5jXQU/edit?usp=sharing

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