In the United States, they called the plane, which Russia really lacks during the NWO

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After Russia launched a special operation in Ukraine, the efforts of the RF Armed Forces have been repeatedly criticized for failing to suppress the air defense system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which mainly consists of Soviet S-300-type air defense systems and Western Stinger-type MANPADS, and continues to threaten Russian aviation. This indicates that Moscow has made limited and insufficient investments in the means of suppression of air defenses (SEAD), writes Military Watch Magazine.

The modernization of Russian tactical combat aviation was carried out mainly with a possible war with NATO in mind, while the very limited ground-based air defense capabilities deployed in the West mean that SEAD has never been a high priority for the Russian Aerospace Forces, which contrasts with the US and China

– noted in the publication.



The second main factor in Moscow's neglect of SEAD aircraft is the severe reduction in the defense budget after 1991, when the USSR collapsed. Russia was not up to it, and Washington and Beijing developed special SEAD aircraft. The United States has acquired the E / A-18G Growler, and China - the J-16D to suppress enemy air defenses. They use various types of electronic warfare, placed both inside the fuselage and in hanging containers, and visually differ from similar aircraft by many external antennas located in different places. These aircraft are also armed with anti-radar missiles to destroy enemy ground radars.

At the same time, the USSR had a special SEAD aircraft - one of the heaviest and most expensive to operate in its class - the MiG-25BM, which was produced until 1985. It was a great plane. It was designed for high-altitude interceptor, all-weather reconnaissance and even bomber missions. He was incredibly tenacious, developed a speed of Mach 3+ and was able to effortlessly overcome the Armstrong line (limit) - a height of 19 km, where even ordinary water boils at normal human body temperature. The MiG-25BM turned out to be an excellent SEAD aircraft, which outperformed the much later E/A-18G (2006) Growler and J-16D (2011).

The MiG-25BM was a particularly dangerous EW aircraft due to its incredible flight performance and long range, and in the Russian arsenal would have been potentially ideal for the war in Ukraine even after only conservative upgrades. The successor to the MiG-25 in the role of the MiG-31 interceptor, although designed for strike, anti-ship and space operations, does not have a similar SEAD modification, like any other class of Russian combat aircraft. MiG-25BM performed well during the Iran-Iraq war, destroying protected targets in Iran

– recalled the publication.

At the end of 2013, the remaining 20 units of the MiG-25RB (reconnaissance bomber) were withdrawn from service in Russia, but Moscow did not bother to buy parts of 40 MiG-25BM inherited from the USSR from Belarus. Now they would be useful to Russia in the NWO in Ukraine.

Russia is expected to start deploying a dedicated EW variant of the Su-34, the capabilities of which have yet to be seen. But if Moscow expected a long war with Ukraine's well-prepared, albeit somewhat outdated, air defense system, it would be eager to speed up work on the much-delayed Su-34 variant. Otherwise, buying a batch of Chinese J-16Ds would help rectify the situation. Russian Su-57 stealth fighters are expected to be capable of suppressing air defenses and have been deployed to do so, but there are too few of them to make a difference on the front. It remains to be seen to what extent Russia will invest in assets of this nature, perhaps even moving from the Su-34 to developing an electronic warfare version of the Su-57.

- summed up the media.
  • Dmitry A. Mottl/wikimedia.org
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  1. -4
    2 October 2022 16: 12
    the plane is called
    strategic strike
    by washington
    1. +10
      2 October 2022 16: 26
      Quote: south north
      the plane is called
      strategic strike
      by washington

      Moderate your vehemence Yes

      They do not dare to strike at Kyiv, and you have already swung at Fashington.

      Such "hatting", to us, has more than once come out sideways in the implementation of the goals of the NWO ....
  2. +8
    2 October 2022 16: 36
    What are you speaking about? Airborne early warning radar (AWACS) A-100 "Premier", JSC "Concern" Vega "" has been developing for 20 years. IL-100 was chosen as the base for the A-76 aircraft. For 20 years they have not been able to equip the finished IL-96 with electronics. There is the basis of the "A-50" - the Soviet aircraft for early warning and control, has been flying since 1985. A-100 does not differ externally from A-50. Draw your own conclusions.
    1. +12
      2 October 2022 16: 49
      Quote: vlad127490
      Draw your own conclusions.

      And the conclusion is simple - if the leadership of the state and the command of the Armed Forces do not take up their minds, then we will face a defeat akin to the defeat in the Crimean War of the XlX century.

      Actually, that war was lost largely due to the military and industrial backwardness of tsarist Russia ...
  3. +3
    2 October 2022 16: 41
    Nothing prevents the Russian Federation from quickly creating a plant for the production of MIG-25RB, for example, in Siberia in the city of Kansk, instead of other plants and factories closed there by the liberals. For this, only Stalin's people's commissars are needed, as well as the will and desire of the country's leadership.
    1. +6
      2 October 2022 17: 20
      Quote: Rusa
      as well as the will and desire of the country's leadership.

      Well, this is the biggest problem.
    2. +7
      2 October 2022 19: 58
      Which Kansk? You were there? Small town without industry. The fact that there is an air town and an airfield on the outskirts, where the MIG-31s ​​are based, does not mean that they can be produced there. By the way, the airfield from the outside makes a depressing impression. If we are to deploy production, then where the aircraft factories have not yet completely collapsed.
  4. +8
    2 October 2022 17: 43
    An important question has been voiced, this once again proves the need for urgent mobilization of our economy, science and industry into a single whole and exclusively in the interests of Russia, all these selfish pocket interests of the oligarchic clans must be forgotten, otherwise they will bring our country to death.
  5. +1
    2 October 2022 19: 42
    But Washington didn’t say that Russia simply doesn’t have enough shells, do we see how we single-handedly hit the mass of the advancing equipment? The video on TV is probably festive and ceremonial, for wide viewing. Shoigu is a good person and the commander of all the Ministry of Emergency Situations, but as the Minister of Defense, he is unlikely to match.
  6. 0
    3 October 2022 10: 58
    That's right, the MiG-25R CBO is not enough, it's time to pull everything out of all the cracks and launch it!
  7. +1
    3 October 2022 12: 38
    You need to drive these fat generals with big stars on shoulder straps. In Stalin's time, not one of them would sit his ass in the office of the Ministry of Defense.
    1. -2
      3 October 2022 23: 17
      Without your advice, they will sort it out somehow.
  8. +1
    3 October 2022 18: 33
    Author, what nafig "long flight range"? One of the Achilles' heels of the MiG25 was that, without the PTB, it burned all the kerosene in 50-55 minutes of flight.
    In 91, MiG25s were based in Khotilovo. On the days when they had UTP, they made 3-4 take-offs and landings for refueling ...
  9. -1
    3 October 2022 20: 52
    If there are still 40 MiG-25BMs left in Belarus, then why can't they be bought? At least a part.
  10. +1
    4 October 2022 08: 15
    Yes, they were not going to fight with armies that have at least some kind of air defense, stupidly, oligophrenic, they only mumbled about the notorious "international terrorism". And all attempts to remind about other opponents caused a hysterical screech, up to flatulence and splashing of feces, with twisted mugs they squealed, they say, do not even dare to think about it, we have only partners around.
    And now, from the air defense of the Wehrmacht, not the first freshness, all these publicized "having no analogues" Su-34 and Su-35 are hiding with their tails between their legs. Or they fight on the principle of "hit and run", launching missiles, trying not to cross the line of contact between troops.
  11. 0
    4 October 2022 08: 34
    Quote: sgrabik
    An important question has been voiced, this once again proves the need for urgent mobilization of our economy, science and industry into a single whole and exclusively in the interests of Russia, all these selfish pocket interests of the oligarchic clans must be forgotten, otherwise they will bring our country to death.

    You've swung too high. The Rotenberg brothers and the like will definitely be against it.
    1. 0
      4 October 2022 10: 45
      Yeah. There, in addition to Arkady and Boris, there is someone and there is something to lose, "acquired by overwork" ...
  12. -2
    4 October 2022 11: 10
    If there was an instant 25 rubles left in storage, why not at least some of them be put into operation? Or is it no longer real?
  13. 0
    10 October 2022 08: 40
    All this speaks of the complete mediocrity of the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff.
  14. 0
    10 October 2022 22: 19
    Quote: Rusa
    Nothing prevents the Russian Federation from quickly creating a plant for the production of MIG-25RB, for example, in Siberia in the city of Kansk, instead of other plants and factories closed there by the liberals. For this, only Stalin's people's commissars are needed, as well as the will and desire of the country's leadership.

    If you don't know, don't push. A factory that assembles an aircraft is 1/1000 of everything that is needed for production. From custom metal, electronics (old, 20th century, or new?), fixtures, equipment, tools, specially used, test benches, there's a lot that isn't there. One remained in the republics, which were no longer ours, some were hostile. The other is destroyed by us. For uselessness.
  15. 0
    10 October 2022 22: 21
    Quote: Alex Samoletov
    If there was an instant 25 rubles left in storage, why not at least some of them be put into operation? Or is it no longer real?

    Where can I get that version of the engine, instruments, aircraft equipment, and airfield equipment adapted only for this machine? Everything has a lifespan. Beyond which it cannot be used.
  16. 0
    10 October 2022 22: 24
    Quote: Panzer1962
    Su-34 and Su-35 hide with their tails between their legs. Or they fight on the principle of "hit and run", launching rockets, trying not to cross the line of contact between troops.

    Only, ....... like you, they will show off over enemy air defense systems, if it is possible to strike from afar, out of reach. Why, in fact, fence gardens with long-range guided missiles?
  17. 0
    10 October 2022 22: 26
    Quote: Norma51
    If there are still 40 MiG-25BMs left in Belarus, then why can't they be bought? At least a part.

    They cannot be restored.