Systemic faults will mar Russian air force performance

Technical and doctrinal shortcomings have prevented the Russian air force from establishing dominance of Ukraine’s skies

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  • New Russian strategy
  • VKS weaknesses
  • Weak and limited AWACS capability
  • Weak electronic warfare capability
  • Few low-observable (Stealth) aircraft
  • Russia's air power doctrine
  • Suppression of enemy air defences
  • New strike force?

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