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ABM capability is touted since the original 1980s S-300, it's nothing new. The struggles with S-500 are well documented, much discussed on Russian arms nerds f
by varjag 6y ago
ABM capability is touted since the original 1980s S-300, it's nothing new.
The struggles with S-500 are well documented, much discussed on Russian arms nerds forums and absolutely have all to do with the challenges posed by F-35.
- dmpk2k 6y agoNo doubt, but that is tangential to what the S-400 is claimed to do, and if you don't mind me being blunt: neither us, nor any Russian forum goers, know if the S-400 is actually reasonably effective against LO aircraft. Maybe not even the Russians and American militaries do. Where the original claim comes from -- that Russia and China cannot shoot down an F-35 -- is beyond me. It is as daft as claiming that S-400 makes stealth useless. I take issue with such confident grand claims.