Talk:Wunderwaffen
The Flamingo
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Left: The UK/Ukraine 'Flamingo'; Right: The German V-1 "buzz bomb" with launcher arrived too late with certain vulnerabilities to make a difference. It's design decades later was the prototype for American Predator drone and others. | ||
The Flamingo belongs to a much larger discussion in the Category:Weapons Development, which is a much larger Category.
The Flamingo is 1940s German technology pirated by the British with 1950s technology. Between the 1950s and 1970s, it underwent several upgrades. With the coming of modern cruise missiles like the British Storm Shadow, it was retired from service and its production ended. However, a large stockpile built over 40 years was warehoused.
Now in 2025 the UK is unloading its stockpile on Ukraine. It is shipped to Ukraine in parts, and reassembled as a "Ukrainian produced" weapon. This of course is complete nonsense. It's only one example of the lies, psyops, and propaganda in the NATO war in Ukraine which has been on going since 2014. It is however a good introductory example of both weapons development and the international arms trade which crucial to understanding any and all wars, foreign policy, international relations, etc. etc. etc, past, present, and future. RobSZelensky Must Go! 17:39, October 27, 2025 (EDT)