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This is aimed purely at Russia (not implying there is anything wrong with that). The question is whether or not Russia is able to differentiate between decoys a
by madeuptempacct 8y ago
This is aimed purely at Russia (not implying there is anything wrong with that). The question is whether or not Russia is able to differentiate between decoys and real jets. At the very least, this will slow down the decision making process or force a trade of missile for decoy. At $350,000 a pop, that's a fairly expensive trade, though if it makes a hole in an air defense net, it makes sense.
Russia has proven unable to back up claims of its S-300/S-400 systems being able to intercept even the slowest of US cruise missiles (Tomawhawks are embarrassingly slow and high), so in practice, this probably WILL really confuse Russian systems.
- dfsegoat 8y agoI think it is aimed at anywhere in the world where we would need to put a strike package into a non-permissive environment. People are catching on quickly to the fact that if they can keep our air assets out - they can keep America from projecting power. This has led to the proliferation of layered air-defense systems, etc. and the concept of "Anti Access/Area Denial".