08/24/2026
Ukraine just strapped a 1980s anti-tank missile, the AGM-114L Hellfire, to the back of a Dutch cargo truck and started using it to down Russian attack drones. I break down how the system, called STASH, actually works, why it can catch the new jet-powered Shahed variants nothing else can, and exactly where its limits are; because this is not a Patriot replacement.
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- Chapters!
- 00:00 – Anti‑Tank Missile Repurposed as Drone Interceptor
- 01:33 – Why Missile Labels Mislead
- 02:04 – Vehicle‑Agnostic Hellfire Deployments
- 03:53 – Chassis Roles and Air‑Target Engineering
- 04:45 – Laser versus Radar Guidance in Hellfire
- 05:42 – Millimeter‑Wave Seeker and Radar Fire‑Control
- 06:29 – Radar Tracking to Intercept Point Calculation
- 07:30 – Jet‑Powered Drones vs Interceptor Speed Gap
- 08:32 – Stash Filling the Patriot Interceptor Gap
- 09:20 – First Hellfire Strike: A Personal Tale
- 10:09 – Hellfire Against Ukrainian Drones: Capabilities
- 11:52 – Yes It Can Even Hit Some Cruise Missiles
- 13:08 – Cost, Availability, and Realistic Expectations
- 14:09 – Hellfire Evolution: From Tanks to Air Defense
- 15:48 – Stash Limits and Strategic Outlook
- 16:07 – Wrap Up and Call to Action