To understand the translation (at the end of this comment), let me share with you some points about Sudan:
Mig is the proprietary eponym for fighter jets in amongst solders in Sudan (excluding Sudanese Air Force & Engineer Corps). So basically any fighter jet is called a Mig in Sudan.
The guy who MANPAD operator was saying "Ya Borhan" not "Abu Rawan". "Ya" is used when you are addressing/calling someone, ie, if you are addressing me, you say "Ya Abdulrahman".
The slogan of the RSF, is "Prepared - Rapid - Resolve" which are the three words on the bottom of their logo.
Kizan (plural), is a derogatory name given by the Sudanese public to Omar Al Bashir (and Al Borhan) political party (Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation).
1:45 ~ 2:16:
The voice over is mentioning 2024-01-06 date as in the video and the start trash talking directed to Al Borhan and how fighting the RSF is hard for Al Borhan.
2:17 ~ 2:23
"This is us, that's your airplane. Al Borhan, Al Borhan, that's your airplane, that's your airplane."
2:24 ~ 2:38
"Prepared - Rapid - Resolve" (RSF Slogan) "This is how the Kizan end" (repeated several times).
The voices on the back ground are shouting battle cries.
Same here, tapping play on the video results in the audio starting, but video is stuck on the preview image. Tried with a Ryan's video I watched a couple of days ago, same issue, would say it's a Substack issue.
It is concerning that these MANPADS are showing up in third world countries and we have zero border security. The government keeps saying that a "September 11" type of incident is in our future. Is it going to be a Chinese made MANPAD attack? Just a few attacks in a short period of time would be enough to cripple the economy in the US. Who would want to fly with this possible threat out there?
Like you said, poor quality footage but from what I could tell, it seemed like that "Mig" was pretty high and barely visible. How sensitive is the thermal sight or the thermal seeker on these MANPADS? What's the average range of these things. I generally thought MANPADS were mostly used for really close threats like low flying helicopters or strike aircraft. I was unaware you could point one skyward and hit a Mig that is seemingly a few miles high.
Honestly Ryan, I don't think drone warfare will be the next arms race in the developed world. Yes, the race will be on in third world conflicts, but as for nations that are technologically advanced, it's just another measure vs countermeasure on the battlefield. I don't think anyone can say we have an "unstoppable drone" . Countering them is very achievable. You just need the money and defense firms. The only true arms race developed nations engage in is stealth vs intergrated air defense, ground based interceptors vs MIRVs, Hypersonic glide vs glide breakers & sub vs sub. The drone is the poor man's race.
So as an Arabic speaker, though the dialect is very odd to me, what I'm hearing is them saying "ya Burhan!" as if calling to a guy named Burhan, maybe their leader?
I don't have the equipment to slow it down as he speaks pretty fast, but if we could splice the audio I could tell you for sure
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To understand the translation (at the end of this comment), let me share with you some points about Sudan:
Mig is the proprietary eponym for fighter jets in amongst solders in Sudan (excluding Sudanese Air Force & Engineer Corps). So basically any fighter jet is called a Mig in Sudan.
The guy who MANPAD operator was saying "Ya Borhan" not "Abu Rawan". "Ya" is used when you are addressing/calling someone, ie, if you are addressing me, you say "Ya Abdulrahman".
The slogan of the RSF, is "Prepared - Rapid - Resolve" which are the three words on the bottom of their logo.
Kizan (plural), is a derogatory name given by the Sudanese public to Omar Al Bashir (and Al Borhan) political party (Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation).
1:45 ~ 2:16:
The voice over is mentioning 2024-01-06 date as in the video and the start trash talking directed to Al Borhan and how fighting the RSF is hard for Al Borhan.
2:17 ~ 2:23
"This is us, that's your airplane. Al Borhan, Al Borhan, that's your airplane, that's your airplane."
2:24 ~ 2:38
"Prepared - Rapid - Resolve" (RSF Slogan) "This is how the Kizan end" (repeated several times).
The voices on the back ground are shouting battle cries.
Thank you. I could barely understand this.
I do not understand why the video only works in browser. Is the substack app this bad or am I a dummy?
Having the same issue here. Android phone through substance app.
Only podcast option. No video.
Have you tried rotating your phone and then rotating it back? I can talk to the substack people and see if this is an issue.
Same here, tapping play on the video results in the audio starting, but video is stuck on the preview image. Tried with a Ryan's video I watched a couple of days ago, same issue, would say it's a Substack issue.
Embedded YT video on this worked fine.
It is concerning that these MANPADS are showing up in third world countries and we have zero border security. The government keeps saying that a "September 11" type of incident is in our future. Is it going to be a Chinese made MANPAD attack? Just a few attacks in a short period of time would be enough to cripple the economy in the US. Who would want to fly with this possible threat out there?
Like you said, poor quality footage but from what I could tell, it seemed like that "Mig" was pretty high and barely visible. How sensitive is the thermal sight or the thermal seeker on these MANPADS? What's the average range of these things. I generally thought MANPADS were mostly used for really close threats like low flying helicopters or strike aircraft. I was unaware you could point one skyward and hit a Mig that is seemingly a few miles high.
So hard to tell with quality of video... cut, shaky. There was definitely someone hung from a parachute.
I do not speak Arabic, but it sounds like the MANPAD operator exclaims "ya al-Burhan ya al-Burhan" at 2:20.
Yes.
He was saying Ya Al Borhan, not Abu Rawan.
Honestly Ryan, I don't think drone warfare will be the next arms race in the developed world. Yes, the race will be on in third world conflicts, but as for nations that are technologically advanced, it's just another measure vs countermeasure on the battlefield. I don't think anyone can say we have an "unstoppable drone" . Countering them is very achievable. You just need the money and defense firms. The only true arms race developed nations engage in is stealth vs intergrated air defense, ground based interceptors vs MIRVs, Hypersonic glide vs glide breakers & sub vs sub. The drone is the poor man's race.
How do we support the Sudanese reporter? (I Already subscribe to your Substack.)
No video
So as an Arabic speaker, though the dialect is very odd to me, what I'm hearing is them saying "ya Burhan!" as if calling to a guy named Burhan, maybe their leader?
I don't have the equipment to slow it down as he speaks pretty fast, but if we could splice the audio I could tell you for sure
Yes. Thank you to the journalist. Appreciate the risk you are taking.