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| US F-35 Fails Radar Detection of Russian S-300 Missile System During NATO Mission |
International Military - The United States Air Force's (US) F-35A stealth fighter jets are known to be unable to detect the Russian S-300 missile defense system radar. The mission, which was originally to help Ukraine, ultimately failed.
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It came as the fighter jets were deployed on patrol along the eastern wing of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during the first three months of the Russo-Ukrainian war.
During the mission, the American F-35A covertly collected electronic intelligence data (ELINT) on the radars of Russian air defense systems. However, the fighter jet detected unusual S-300 radar emissions, which did not match the existing air defense system radar database cataloged on the fighter's computer.