Syria's New S-300 Air Defenses Could Potentially Take on an F-35, But an F-22 Would Be a Problem
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"The S-300PMU-2, unlike the more modern and capable S-300V4 and S-400 deployed by the Russian military, notably lack the latest counter stealth capabilities and hypersonic missiles which give newer surface to air missile platforms a critical edge over the Raptor"
(Military Watch)
Shortly after Russia announced the delivery of the S-300PMU-2 air defence system to the Syrian armed forces, which the U.S. State Department termed a “serious escalation” with potentially dire consequences for America and its allies, the United States military indicated its potential response to the new deployment.
The American response reportedly could come in the form of deployment of the most capable Western combat jet ever developed, the F-22 Raptor, a squadron of which are currently based at ...