The MiG-29s can now fire U.S.-supplied anti-radar missiles.
Six months into the ongoing conflict, Ukraine has held its ground against the mighty Russian onslaught. We have previously reported how Ukrainian drones have troubled Russian supply lines and how munitions supplied by Ukraine's Western allies have been helpful against Russian aerial attacks.Russia has also learned from losses and consolidated its air defenses in Ukraine's east, where much of the combat is now limited.
of using low-cost drones, as reported last month. The battle dynamics might be about to change since there is evidence that Ukraine is deploying anti-radar missiles against Russian air defense systems.High-speed anti-radiation missiles are an effective way to counter adversarial air defense systems since they strike at the detection capability of these systems by attacking their radars.
The technology used by Western forces is relatively new and compatible with modern fighter jets. Earlier this month, we reported that Ukraine had received the AGM-88 anti-radar missiles. However, since the Ukrainian Air Force only has Soviet-era MiG fighter aircraft, there were considerable doubts about how they could be deployed in the field.reported that the AGM-88 could be controlled with multi-function displays, which the MiG does not have.
As seen in the video above, the Ukrainian Air Force has made some rapid arrangements to get its fighter aircraft compatible with the U.S-supplied AGM-88 HARM. One among them is a commercial-grade GPS device that provides pilots with more accurate positioning information.Another seems like a custom tablet that likely retains control of the missile system. It isn't precisely clear whether the HARM target is programmed onto the tablet before the fighter jet takes off.
Western allies have been providing weapons and munitions to Ukraine. Having lost a significant number of fighter jets in the past six months, Ukrainian Air Force pilots are keen on getting their
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