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> Otherwise there would have been american aircraft shot down with russian tech Yes, because as we all know Russian military technology is completely on par wi
by hnarn 9mo ago
> Otherwise there would have been american aircraft shot down with russian tech
Yes, because as we all know Russian military technology is completely on par with that of the United States.
- lukan 9mo agoWhat technology prevents a american helicopter from being shot down by a russian anti aircraft missile? The open question is rather, if the S-500 system can beat the F35 stealth capabilities (nobody know that as far as I know as it was never tried). Not that russians systems are useless against ordinary planes and helicopters.
- hnarn 9mo agoHow do you think operations like these are executed? One helicopter just enters Venezuelan air space and hopes for the best?
- lukan 9mo agoI believe there were many deals. With the russians to not interfer and send capable anti aircraft systems in the last months. And I suspect there were deals with parts of the venezuelan military as well. The weak reaction indicates as much. And everything else potentially dangerous, active radar and anti air systems were destroyed in the first wave of attacks. Possible with the help of special forces.
- thunderbird120 9mo agoYou prevent enemy air defenses from shooting down your aircraft by blowing them up as part of SEAD/DEAD missions, which is exactly what the US did.
- braincat31415 9mo agoNYT says Russian AD in Venezuela wasn't even hooked to radar, with much of it kept in storage. Indian AD (S-300 or S-400) performed very well during the recent conflict with Pakistan.