Russia’s S-400 Triumf, often referred to as the SA-21 Growler within NATO circles, is widely touted as one of — if not the — most capable air defense systems in the world.
With the ability to leverage a variety of missiles to engage different air threats, an engagement range of nearly 250 miles, and widely praised counter-stealth capabilities, the S-400 has gained a reputation as one of the few systems capable of countering America’s air-dominance approach to warfare.
But is that actually true?
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Further Reading
Full S-400 Analysis: [ Ссылка ]
How Russia’s warfare doctrine is failing in Ukraine: [ Ссылка ]
Hypersonic missiles and missile defense: [ Ссылка ]
Tracking stealth on radar: [ Ссылка ]
AARGM-ER: [ Ссылка ]
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Citations:
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S-400 EW countermeasures: [ Ссылка ]
RCS figures: [ Ссылка ]
S-400 Hellenic Air Force assessment: [ Ссылка ]
20 miles targeting envelope: [ Ссылка ]
Russian military doctrine: [ Ссылка ]
S-400 cruise missile vulnerability: [ Ссылка ]
Geographical features as a limitation: [ Ссылка ]
Russian S-400 tests: [ Ссылка ]
S-400 in Syria: [ Ссылка ]
Pakistani Air Forse S-400 assessment: [ Ссылка ]
