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An astonishing and detailed account of this simply remarkable operation.

"The implications for Russian defense exports are catastrophic. Every S-300 and S-400 customer, including China, India, Turkey, Iran, Algeria, and Egypt, now confronts empirical evidence that Russian systems cannot defeat American fifth-generation capabilities in operational conditions. Marketing claims about theoretical performance against stealth aircraft have been tested in combat.

They failed.

One defense analyst summarized the situation with brutal clarity: “We now own the guidance chips, the source code for how Russia tracks targets, and the specific waveforms their jets use to talk to their missiles. For the next twenty years, every Russian ally using the S-300 is fighting naked.” The statement may be hyperbolic, but the underlying assessment is sound.

American forces have demonstrated comprehensive understanding of how Russian air defense systems detect, track, and engage targets. They have demonstrated comprehensive capability to defeat each layer of that detection and engagement chain. And they have demonstrated willingness to use these capabilities against a nation ostensibly under Russian protection."

For Russia, this represents not just a tactical embarrassment but a strategic crisis. Air defense systems are Russia’s primary export for deterring American intervention; they are the product Moscow offers to regimes seeking protection against the threat demonstrated in Venezuela. If those systems cannot provide the protection they promise, Russia’s value as a security partner diminishes dramatically.


Link: Venezuela