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Not really, interception success rate fell from 37% to 7% as Iskanders got upgraded.
by epolanski 2mo ago
Not really, interception success rate fell from 37% to 7% as Iskanders got upgraded.
- tim333 2mo agoSoftware upgrades too - just make them fly a somewhat random path.
- greedo 2mo agoBallistic missiles have limited maneuverability, and what little they do is not very significant for a system like Patriot PAC3-MSE.
- tim333 2mo ago>During flight it can maneuver at different altitudes and trajectories and can pull up to 20 to 30 G to evade anti-ballistic missiles. https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/9K720_Iskander https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/9K720_Iskander >Russia’s Iskander-M ‘Game-Changer’ Dodges Patriot in Final Seconds, Rewriting Ukraine’s Missile-Defence War https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/russia-iskander-m-terminal-maneuvers-patriot-ukraine-missile-defence/ https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/russia-iskander-m-termina...
- greedo 2mo agoUkraine had to become extremely parsimonious with their Patriot use as supplied dwindled to a fraction. In many cases Ukraine simply chose not to engage unless the Kinzal/Iskanders were optimally detected and attacking a significant target. And the upgrades really weren't much except adding decoys that had always been an option with Iskander. Now that worldwide inventories of PAC3-MSE are almost non-existent, Russia will push its MIRBM attacks over the next year or more. Ukraine really doesn't have many options other than to continuing their drone offensive against deep targets in Russia.