As Aviation Week reports, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. said the low-cost emitters were built for ranges inside the U.S. but now are in the hands of Ukrainians. The emitters can replicate surface-to-air missiles and aircraft, and are a cheap, innovative way to further complicate the air picture for Russia.
During the monitoring of the territory of Ukraine by means of ground intelligence or aviation, it will be more difficult for the Russians to determine where the real anti-aircraft missile systems and surveillance radars are located, and where the emitters are.
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The use of threat emitters should preserve the potential of Ukrainian air defense and ensure its further successful work in destroying Russian aviation means of attack, including combat aircraft and cruise missiles.
The low-cost emitters were built for ranges inside the U.S. but now are in the hands of Ukrainians.
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