well there is no case of actual combat that show the superiority of f-22
But F-22 is based on 'combat proven' stealthy technologies. And it is designed better.
well when you look more you'll see that actually there is no cases of actually s-300 , s-400 , Arrow , THAAD ,.... have proven themselves in actual war.
I will not comment on S-300 and S-400. However, it is important to realize that US have been testing ABM systems since 1991.
PAC 1 was just the beginning. It failed to intercept but it provided real life evaluation of threats posed by Ballistic Missiles of various types and paved way for research on considerably better ABM systems.
Then came PAC 2 and 3 and these systems actually proved their capability in 2003. The myth of uselessness of ABM systems have been finally shattered.
THAAD and Arrow are more advanced then even PAC 3.
THAAD, in particular, is one of the best ABM systems in the whole world and has incredible success record in tests. THAAD systems are now deployed for combat in US. And Arrow systems are now deployed for combat in Israel.
I guess you yourself knew how many of military gadget fall in this category
This is not the case. Problem with Iran is that it does not have access to latest US weapons for testing purposes. In comparison, US have access to weapons similar to what you guys develop and even better.
For example: US can develop or get access to a Ballistic Missile and test it against its latest ABM systems. Iran can develop and test a Ballistic Missile but does not have access to latest ABM systems of US. This is the difference.
Please keep in mind that in no way or form, I am trying to belittle Iranian accomplishments. I REALLY appreciate them. However, it is important to understand that much of the latest Iranian systems are not combat proven or as adequately tested as the systems are typically in the WEST. Therefore, the hype surrounding them.
These are the reasons that why so many countries prefer Western weapons.
and again why you believe all people must go toward the same route ? we have two different vaccine for Polio , one is dead virus and another one is based on the dead virus , in USA and Europe they prefer the one with dead virus and the rest of the world prefer the one with weakened virus can you explain the reason specially is producing and storing the one with weakened virus is far harder .
English please?
The Americans are fast developing ASBM defences, why? I listened to Dr. Uzi Rubin, Israel's former head of missile defence forces, claiming that the Persian Gulf missile of Iran will very soon be operational and there is absolutely nothing that's not doable. The PG missile flies lower than an actual ASBM missile and it has a smaller range of only 300 km. This makes it less effective, but when the Persian Gulf is concerned, it's actually a benefit. For one, there is less room for operation so the defences have less time to engage the incoming missile and the PG itself is a small body of water.
Iran is basically improving its asymmetric warfare capabilities. US is improving its anti-asymmetric warfare capabilities in response.
Iran has already shown that it can hit a stationary naval ship 1/10th the size of a US carrier in the PG. The very same missile is said to be almost ready by Israel's former head of missile defence forces and its role will be to engage US carriers and ships in the PG.
Ballistic Missiles can hit large stationary targets. I acknowledge this. This is where factors such as 'defensive capabilities' and 'mobility' come in to the picture.
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At the end of the day, let us hope that Iran and US become friends. Ahmadinejad needs to significantly improve his (Public Relations and Marketing) skills.
