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TLDR: By the 1980s, they had missiles fast enough to shoot one down.
by kevinastone 13y ago
TLDR: By the 1980s, they had missiles fast enough to shoot one down.
- lingben 13y agoyes and no. there was only really 1 type of missile that had a chance to shoot a blackbird if it was fired under very specific and tight conditions and timings. a radar lock is one thing, a kill is another. as the comments on the article cite, the best probability of a theoretical kill on a blackbird was accomplished by Sweden using Viggen interceptors. Theoretical because they didn't fire. The USAF acknowledge this with a congratulatory fax to the Swedes.