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The '''Flamingo missile''' is 1940s [[German]] [[technology]] pirated by the [[British]] recast with 1950s technology. Between the 1950s and 1970s, it underwent several upgrades to keep up with the [[innovation|technical improvements]] of the times. With the coming of modern [[cruise missile]]s in the 1980s and British [[Storm Shadow]], it was retired from service and its production ended. However, a large stockpile built over 40 years was warehoused. | The '''Flamingo missile''' is 1940s [[German]] [[technology]] pirated by the [[British]] recast with 1950s technology. Between the 1950s and 1970s, it underwent several upgrades to keep up with the [[innovation|technical improvements]] of the times. With the coming of modern [[cruise missile]]s in the 1980s and British [[Storm Shadow]], it was retired from service and its production ended. However, a large stockpile built over 40 years was warehoused. | ||
| − | In 2025 the [[UK]] began unloading its stockpile on [[Ukraine]]. The Flamingo is shipped to Ukraine in parts, and reassembled as a "Ukrainian produced" weapon. The Flamingo is part of a larger [[money laundering]] scheme investigated by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine]] (NABU) and the [[FBI]] under the name "[[Operation Midas]]". | + | In 2025 the [[UK]] began unloading its stockpile on [[Ukraine]]. The Flamingo is shipped to Ukraine in parts, and reassembled as a "Ukrainian produced" weapon. The Flamingo is part of a larger [[money laundering]] scheme investigated by the [[National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine]] (NABU) and the [[FBI]] under the name "[[Operation Midas]]". |
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Revision as of 03:07, November 18, 2025
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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 missile is 1940s German technology pirated by the British recast with 1950s technology. Between the 1950s and 1970s, it underwent several upgrades to keep up with the technical improvements of the times. With the coming of modern cruise missiles in the 1980s and British Storm Shadow, it was retired from service and its production ended. However, a large stockpile built over 40 years was warehoused.
In 2025 the UK began unloading its stockpile on Ukraine. The Flamingo is shipped to Ukraine in parts, and reassembled as a "Ukrainian produced" weapon. The Flamingo is part of a larger money laundering scheme investigated by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the FBI under the name "Operation Midas".