That S400 is a whole new level of crazy. It goes right up to the limit of the ABM treaty. It’s nothing like the Vietnam era SA-2 threat.
Over the horizon 250 mile range. Targets to an altitude of 186 MILES. Anti regional missile capability.
up to about 114,000 feet can maneuver at 20 G’s. Mach 6.2 speed. Does not need ground radar, once it’s launched, it’s game on. Sure hope we stay out of this mess.
We better be working on some serious ECM.
Interesting to watch in one specific dispassionate way. The Russians are the masters at SAM warfare and never real good at power projection. The result of needing mostly to protect a giant landmass.
We are the unquestioned naval power, and good at projecting power.
Opposite needs created different tools.
Interesting... thanks for sharing.