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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rebewranger on June 23, 2022, 11:23:50 am
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Top US Air Force general says the Russian air force's struggles in Ukraine are surprising because Russia is fighting its 'own systems'
insider@insider.com (Christopher Woody) - Yesterday 5:59 PM
Russia's inability to achieve air superiority in Ukraine is one of the war's biggest surprises.
Russia's air force has been unable to ground Ukrainian aircraft or overcome Ukrainian air defenses.
A US general called that especially surprising since the two sides use some of the same equipment.
The Russian air force's failure to gain control of the air over Ukraine and its struggles to operate effectively against Ukrainian air defenses are among the biggest surprises in the four-month war.
Russia's failure to ground Ukraine's aircraft and to overcome Ukrainian antiaircraft weapons contributed to the faltering of Moscow's initial ground offensive — an outcome the chief of staff of the US Air Force this week described as particularly unusual since the Russians use many of the same weapons.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/top-us-air-force-general-says-the-russian-air-force-s-struggles-in-ukraine-are-surprising-because-russia-is-fighting-its-own-systems/ar-AAYKZ3d?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=5d16b47e32b54389bf73b8c19fb14f04
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A fantabulous fighter is only as good as the pilot flying it and the strategy/doctrine/culture of that plane's and pilot's air force.