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A French Navy Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft was illuminated by the fire-control radar of a Russian long-range air defense system, while flying over the Baltic Sea earlier this week, according to France’s Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu.
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France Decries Russian S-400 Radar Locking Onto Its Maritime Patrol Aircraft Over Baltic Sea

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 17, 2025

Russian Forces Appear To Be Pulling Out Of Prized Syrian Air Base
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Russian Forces Appear To Be Pulling Out Of Prized Syrian Air Base

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 13, 2024

An advanced Russian air defense radar system is among the equipment captured by anti-regime forces in Syria as they continue their rapid push south, with the potential for serious repercussions in the wider region. The Podlet-K1 radar system, also known by the designation 48Ya6-K1, is one of the more modern pieces of equipment in its class and would be a significant intelligence windfall if it finds its way into Western hands.
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Russia’s Advanced Podlet-1K Radar Captured By Anti-Assad Forces In Syria

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 4, 2024

Anti-aircraft missile system S-400 parade on Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square during the Victory Day ceremony devoted to the 71th anniversary of the end of World War II in St.Petersburg on May 9, 2016.
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North Korea Getting New Air Defenses In Return For Supporting Russia In Ukraine: Official

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 22, 2024

A SAM system inside Russia was struck by a HIMARS.
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Ukraine Strikes Long-Range SAM System Inside Russia With U.S. Weapon

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 3, 2024

Detonation of a Russian S-300 or S-400 air defense system after it came under attack from ATACMS ballistic missiles.
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ATACMS Obliterates Russian Air Defense System As It Desperately Tries To Defend Itself

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 24, 2024

Wreckage of S-400 engagement radar at airbase of Belbek in Crimea, May 15, 2024.
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Russia’s Belbek Airbase In Crimea Hammered By Ukrainian Long-Range Strike (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 15, 2024

Photos and videos, as well as satellite sensor imagery, suggest that Ukrainian forces have once again struck the Russian airbase at Dzhankoi, in the northern part of occupied Crimea. Reportedly, the attack last night, which seems to have involved a ballistic missile strike, led to the damage or destruction of several of Russia’s prized S-400 and S-300 air defense systems.
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Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Air Defense Systems Struck In Crimea

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 17, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Claims Swirl Around What Destroyed S-400 In Crimea
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Ukraine Situation Report: Claims Swirl Around What Destroyed S-400 In Crimea

By Stetson Payne

Posted on Aug 26, 2023

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) said it destroyed a Russian S-400 air defense system in Crimea.
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Ukraine’s Spy Agency Claims Strike On Key S-400 SAM System In Crimea

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 23, 2023

S-400 SAMs Knocked Out In Simulated Strikes During Big Army-Led Exercise In Africa
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S-400 SAMs Knocked Out In Simulated Strikes During Big Army-Led Exercise In Africa

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 14, 2021

U.S. Slams Turkey With Sanctions For Purchase Of Russia’s S-400 Air Defense System
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U.S. Slams Turkey With Sanctions For Purchase Of Russia’s S-400 Air Defense System

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 14, 2020

Turkey Has Reportedly Test Fired Its S-400 Air Defense System For The First Time
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Turkey Has Reportedly Test Fired Its S-400 Air Defense System For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 16, 2020

New Intel Indicates Russia May Have Sent S-300 Or S-400 Surface To Air Missiles To Libya
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New Intel Indicates Russia May Have Sent S-300 Or S-400 Surface To Air Missiles To Libya

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 6, 2020

Russia Re-ups Offer To Arm Iraq With S-400 Air Defenses As Relations With The U.S. Sour
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Russia Re-ups Offer To Arm Iraq With S-400 Air Defenses As Relations With The U.S. Sour

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 7, 2020

Russia Built A NATO Spec Identification Friend Or Foe System For Turkey’s S-400 Batteries
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Russia Built A NATO Spec Identification Friend Or Foe System For Turkey’s S-400 Batteries

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 6, 2019