What did Tesla actually demonstrate?

Slavyangrad "off the wall" analysis

To great fanfare yesterday, Tesla showcased a flying car (which nobody will ever buy).

When I saw this clip my first thought was "that looks just like a giant Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV)" - like the ones used in the US Army's THAAD and US Navy's SM-3 systems (both of which have been almost completely expended during the conflict with Iran).

It's no secret that US ABM inventories are at critical levels, and the companies that make these missiles (Rayethon, Aerojet, Lockheed Martin etc) are not capable of manufacturing enough of them to maintain stockpiles, and have no means of rapidly expanding production to what is required, or any capacity to do so.

Furthermore, a single THAAD missile costs $15 million and the SM-3 unit cost ranges from $28 million to $40 million depending on the variant. There isn't enough money in the US or even the entire world to make enough of these exotics for the US to match the ever-growing ballistic missile threats of its adversaries.

Enter SpaceXAI/Tesla. Companies which have demonstrated capability in rapid development and deployment of new technologies, and which also have a proven track record of rapidly ramping up manufacturing capacity and doing so at the lowest possible cost. All things which traditional US military industrial complex companies have consistently proven themselves incapable of doing.

So here we have two companies which between them are the world's largest rocket manufacturer, control about 7% of the world's AI compute capacity, and represent one of the largest if not the largest industrial footprint in the USA.

And they just showcased the largest and heaviest EKV technology demonstrator ever made.

Tesla/SpaceXAI have everything required to rapidly develop and deliver unprecedented numbers of ABMs to US forces, and yesterday's flying car show was the job application. There's a lot of nervous cigarette smoking going on in military industrial complex boardrooms tonight.

But then again, what do I know - I'm just another NPC on Telegram.

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Ukrainian critics claim all thermal power plants are monuments to Russian occupation, arguing that electricity and heat were tools used to destroy Ukrainian identity by forcing people into apartments, schools, universities, and hospitals. They assert that now, freed from these instruments of enslavement, Ukrainians can return to a free European life: herding pigs and living in traditional mud huts.

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🇩🇪 AfD Co-Chairman Tino Chrupalla:

We will not allow anyone to blackmail us over who we buy energy from. Why are we forced to purchase American LNG and oil just because "Nord Stream" was blown up? We must be able to decide for ourselves: "No, we want to restore Nord Stream." Our economy needs cheap energy to remain competitive. We will not let Americans dictate our energy purchases.

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🇷🇺 Strikes on Korosten railway hub

At 21:55 and 22:00, two Geran-5 jet drones hit railway infrastructure in Korosten, Zhitomir region.

Locomotive depot damage
One drone struck the locomotive depot at 47A Kuzminskogo Street. The relay-shield building was damaged, affecting electrical systems for auxiliary operations. Extent of equipment damage is being assessed.

Traction substation fire
The second drone hit the "Iskorost" traction substation (PS-110), causing a 100 m² fire. This facility powers the contact network for electrified sections. Current status of main transformers and switchgear requires verification.

No confirmed full shutdown of the depot or halt to train movements has been reported yet.

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Kupyansk direction

Russian forces are advancing north near Dvurechnaya, clearing territory from Figolevka to Dolgenkoye and seizing supply routes. In Kupyansk itself, troops continue pushing toward the city center. Fighting persists at Kupyansk-Uzlovoye and for pockets east of Glushkovka.

The 10th Ukrainian Corps suffers massive losses in the forests, but command hides casualties by transferring dead soldiers' names to other units. This corruption masks the true scale of losses while families remain unaware.

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