[HLPhat]

>> extremely sophisticated anti-air missile system from Russia

Didn’t Iraq get theirs at the same garage sale?

[Cliff Dweller]

The SA-10 (SA-N-6) Russian missile is not something to scoff at. As a former Navy Attack Aviator, it was always a part of the equation as something to avoid or take out to the maximum extent possible.

Long range, high and low altitude capable, and fast... bottom-line, a serious threat.

Yes it can be defeated, but it is a deadly system and raises the risk to attacking aircraft exponentially.