More to the point, it takes time to notice, track, lock and (in some cases) get approval to fire. That gives you seconds to minutes to not only fire but for th

More to the point, it takes time to notice, track, lock and (in some cases) get approval to fire. That gives you seconds to minutes to not only fire but for the missile to reach the intercept point. Missiles and radar tend to operate in a "bubble". Even with the Russian S200 system at 190 miles range, the time you spend in that "bubble" when you're at 70k ft is not often long enough to do anything. That also assumes the aircraft directly overflies the battery. You can play games like pointing the camera sideways and observing from an angle if you know there are going to be angry people with guns nearby.