In Ukraine fight, integrated air defense has made many aircraft ‘worthless’: US Air Force general
"“The problem is that both of the Russian as well as the Ukrainian success in integrated air and missile defense made much of those aircraft worthless because they can’t go over and do close air support,” he said when asked about what might be required to reconstitute Ukraine’s diminished air power. Ukrainian air defenses are composed of a hodgepodge of Soviet-era weapons and more modern Western systems supplied by countries like the US, Germany and the United Kingdom, with each requiring their own specialized training. Ukrainians decide where to position assets, Hecker said, and have been able to effectively defend their airspace despite challenges inherent in fielding several different types of weapon systems. ..."
Reference: breakingdefense.com .
