Dead Reckoning

For John, BLUF:  Sometimes the news is a little off and sometimes it might lead us to wrong conclusions.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Downed Russian fighter jets are being found with basic GPS 'taped to the dashboards,' UK defense minister says

From Business Insider, by Reporter Bill Bostock, 10 May 2022, 5:40 AM.

Here is the lede:

Wrecked Russian fighter jets are being found with rudimentary GPS receivers "taped to the dashboards" in Ukraine because their inbuilt navigation systems are so bad, the UK's defense secretary, Ben Wallace, said.

I am willing to grant that Russian fighter aircraft may not have high quality aids to navigation and that they may not be well maintained♠  but, I wonder about the ability of Russian pilots to do basic dead reckoning navigation.  Deadreckoning is fundamental to navigation.  When your Dead Reckoning position and the electronic position differ, don't automatically go with the answer from your electronic aids to navigation.

This appears to be a possible indictment of Russian Air Force training.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff
♠  It reminds me of my days as an F-4 Back Seater.  If was a rare sortie that I didn't have a "Write Up" on the air-to-air radar or the navigation systems.