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The moment the Russian A-50 was shot down. (streamable.com)
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[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (7 children)

Here is an interesting article I found ~~that I think is about this event~~. It was a team effort between Ukrania S-300 and US Patriot PAC-3 missile systems to lure the planes in and then destroy them.

Sounds like there are only a dozen Russian A-50 remaining in operation, even fewer in the modern configuration, and even fewer qualified radar techs trained to man the tracking stations in the rear.

https://breakingdefense.com/2024/01/after-historic-shoot-down-why-russia-will-struggle-to-replace-its-a-50-aewc-plane/

[–] Uglyhead 15 points 10 months ago

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Holy shirt

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