Ukraine is currently using a large number of Su-27 fighter jets to launch various military operations, and many of the tasks of the Su-27 include the completion of the AGM-88 Hamm anti-radiation missile projection, which is actually an anti-radiation weapon manufactured by the United States, the so-called anti-radiation weapon is used to attack the opponent's radar. The Su-27 fighter is actually a supporting weapon with the AGM-88 Hamm anti-radiation missile, so in the process of launching the AGM-88 Hamm anti-radiation missile, the Ukrainian army also needs to carry out new modifications of these fighters, including not only the modification of the weapon pylon, but also the transformation of the fire control system. According to foreign media, at present, Ukraine's Su-27 fighter jet is equipped with a tablet computer provided by Western countries, and this tablet can help Ukraine complete many operations of the Su-27 fighter jet launching the AGM-88 Hamm anti-radiation missile.
At present, Ukraine is trying to use a high-risk mission plan developed by the United States during the Vietnam War, which is called the Weasel Program, which is also the usual way for the United States to strike at Russian-made air defense systems. The Weasel plan emphasizes that pilots should use their own aircraft as bait to lure out the opponent's air defense system, and then use bombs or missiles to attack the enemy's air defense radar, and in this tactic, the Ukrainian army is required to use its Su-27 fighter jet as an air moving target to strike at the Russian air defense system by inducing the Russian air defense system to lock.
The number of Su-27 fighter jets in the hands of the Ukrainian Air Force is now decreasing, but Ukraine is still carrying out such high-risk strikes. Air defense systems have always been a key target for Ukraine, and in order to destroy these Russian-made air defense systems, the Ukrainian side prefers to risk this high-risk tactic. However, now that Russia's anti-aircraft missiles have long adjusted their tactics, it is understood that the threat posed by the Hamm anti-radiation missile is only the suppression of the Russian air defense system, not the fundamental destruction. Judging from the many results disclosed by Russia in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Russia will often shoot down the Hamm anti-radiation missile in the hands of the Ukrainian army.
Today, Ukraine has used a high-risk Weasel program in order to counter Russia's air defense system, but this does not seem to have met expectations for the destruction of Russia's air defense system. However, in this Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Russia also has many air defense systems that have suffered battle losses, including S400 long-range anti-aircraft missiles and multiple sets of S300 long-range anti-aircraft missiles.
Judging from the strike capability of Russian cruise missiles, Russia also has the ability to directly attack a large number of airfields in Ukraine, but Russia has never completely destroyed the fighters available to the Ukrainian Air Force. With the continuous hype of Western countries will provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, Russia should also be careful, if F-16 fighters are really provided to Ukraine, I am afraid that it is already a big trouble for Su-35 multi-role fighters, and to deal with these F-16 fighters, I am afraid it will be more headache than the previous Su-27 fighters, and at the same time, the configuration degree of F-16 fighters and AGM-88 Hamm anti-radiation missiles and other missiles is also significantly higher. Text/Iris