Russian fighter jets like the Su-34 or the Su-57 should be dominating the skies over Ukraine, but instead they’re either seen fleeing the battlefield or ungracefully falling onto the ground in flames.
Why? Sure, there are reports of Russian aircrews being so incompetent they leave the covers on aircraft sensors before takeoff, but is that the only reason for Russian combat aviators failing to establish any kind of air superiority over the battlefield thus far?
Let’s find out.
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Does this mean, Russia destroys more of it's own aircraft these days then are shotdown over Ukraine? 😆
I wonder about how large the effect of corruption is here, given what we've seen on russian tanks, where reactive armor was actually replaced with of all things egg cartons. With the russian levels of corruption you see that what yuo actually have in stock never matches with what you're supposed to have. That was one of the main reasons their initial attack on Kiev failed. Tanks ran out of fuel, and soldiers out of food. It seems to me that similar problems should be hurting their combat fighters.
Did you mention the incompetence of the upper levels of Russian military high command.
Notice nobody has air superiority in this war? Too many man portable rocket systems have flooded the market for both sides…you fly today you die today. Hell, Kellogg's is offering them free in specially marked packages, available only in Ukraine for a limited time! 🙂
Systemic corruption would appear to be the leading factor in Russia's (military) fecklessness — bottom-up/top-down — systemic corruption/fecklessness.
8:18 lol there isnt too much difference in the amount of time required to drive a car in australia, unless you have an international drivers license, then it doesnt matter if youve never driven a car before, 60 hours a year is required to be able to drive by the age of 18
So you think that Putin's Generals are morons… To put premium air force bugged down in mud war that can be won with drones… All the while NAFO can attack motherland… Ever heard of strategic reserves and flexibility ser…
I wonder how a plane like A29 Super Tucano would fair in Ukraine? It can fly really low and has a low thermal signature.
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Well all the sanctions that are designed to stop China and Russia having access to the processors and other semiconductor devices that they need to advance their weapons will inevitably lead to a focus on them becoming capable of producing those in their own countries so maybe after the wars are over as a consumer we might have more options than just AMD and Intel
The Russia are lacking technology very poor maintenance and very old equipment not only that Putin's puppet army cannot fight a war infact they are the biggest embarrassment the world has seen.
Why did you refuse to mention polish piorun MANPADS if you show it later in the video. It has longer range, quicker arm time and more sophisticated seeker and computer than all of the other IR manpads systems. It's also the only one that features proximity fuze
Does Russia (P00-TIN, Cronies, his Oligarchs, the Armed forces and his OWNED Parliament) realise that their SU-57 IS A COPY OF AMERICA'S F-22 ?
It's one thing to copy the physical components of the visible parts of the Plane, but the STUPIDITY of P00-TIN et al is that they failed to steal all of the construction details & the systems beneath the planes physical outward appearance that make this THE MOST POTENT WEAPON IN THE AIR that is piloted and has the ability to destroy EVERY major weapon the Russians could throw at it.
Russia & P00-TIN & HIS CROOKED COHORTS are a joke, and if he didn't have an enormous stockpile of Nuclear weaponry (most of which wont work for lack of maintenance and design flaws) he'd be pushing-up-daisies as would most if not all of his supporters.
As an ex-US Navy avionics tech there are a number of items in this video that are true, however there are a number of baseline problems with the Ru Air Forces:
1. Their aircraft are junk – I saw a number of them up close just after the fall of the iron curtain when in the very early 1990's I had a look at a couple that were on my NAS. Very poorly built, crooked rivet lines, massive leaks (even more than any US aircraft, and they all leak), and avionics that looked like the leftovers from the late 60's/early 70's.
2. Their aircraft are poorly maintained – As evidence of several leaks that left fuel and hydraulic stains on our flight line, corrosion (under fresh paint), popped rivets, more than a couple of missing panel screws, and low tire pressure on tires we would have thrown out months ago.
3. Poorly trained pilots – I have no direct evidence of this but I get the impression that Post USSR pilots left the Ru Air Forces which left a glut in personnel for pilot training. I also suspect that they do not fly as many sorties as the US does due to ancient and poorly maintained aircraft for which you can get no parts. I'm also convinced that they are drunk or hung over when flying.
4. Rampant corruption – This is obvious. How can millions be spent on any military when they have such poorly built and designed aircraft, tanks, body armor, etc.? They are still eating meals out of a McDonalds bag! No MRE equivalents and mostly out of date. Someone was making money on the whole thing…well more like stole money. Very little effort was made to upgrade their military arsenal which brings me to:
5. Behind the curve by 40-years – Darned near everything that I've seen shows they decades behind the US, NATO, and many smaller and "poorer" countries. They have failed to develop any defenses to NATO's updated tech and are paying a heavy price.
6. No NCO's – Everyone with a successful military knows that the NCO's are the core component to any branch, air force, navy, army, all of them. NCO's don't always make the decisions but they know how to execute orders. As the Ukrainians. They used the Russian model until their independence, and at the US's suggestion, we encouraged them to form an NCO corps. <<THIS is one of the reasons for Ukraine success and why they have successfully been able to fend off the Russian invaders. Even if Putin were to enact an effort to have NCO's tomorrow it would take 25-30-years before it would be somewhat effective.
One reason that the Russian air forces (and land and sea forces as well) is dishonest reporting of combat readiness. There are more incentives for commanders to lie about their units' status than there are for telling unpleasant truths. So commanders typically report higher readiness of both maintenance and training.
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The problem both Ukraine and Russia have is every man and his dog has a MANPAD. Just as easy to get shot down from friendly fire as it is from the enemy…. IMO.
Russian air force (aircraft, pilot, system and doctrine) is optimized for defense and interception on their own soil. Not well designed and trained to perform aggressive intruder role on foreign territory. So they can not establish air superiority over Ukraine airspace.
You are forgetting corruption, which is endemic in Russia.
they r failing cause they r not da USA we da best in da skys on water on land on da moon in putins nightmares we da best
Really where's the Ukrainian air force 🤔
You told me most of what I know but above and beyond there is a fundamental lack of morale.
Why will Russia fly SU57 when SU27 is enough for you? First take care of your 30 million dollar drone first 😂😂😂
It’s probably easier to win the lottery than hitting a building in freakin Siberia
All the best to everyone
Well… Russia is a dictatorship… From the outside, everything is sparkly. On the inside, just a bunch of crap. Same with almost every single dictatorship in the world. We don't even know if China is any different if it comes to that…
Not "putin's", but russian
It's not putin himself who commit all the war crimes and decisions
Interesting. After watching this Infomercial, one would have to assume Russia is losing big time. Their air force & military are incompetent, don't have decent mechanics, likely even eat funny tasting food!
Makes me wonder how the Vaunted US Air Force would do in this situation? I suspect we all know the answer to that.
As for the constant reference to 'Not launching a US Style Air Campaign', yeah, their not. They are actually trying to not destroy infrastructure and kill civilians. Unlike the many conflicts the US & / or NATO has started.
The NATO trained Ukrainian military was destroyed within a month of the start of the conflict. If it wasn't for the draining of the treasuries & military stockpiles of the 'West', this conflict would have been over in the spring of 2022. And many thousands of good Men would be still alive.
Baling wire, duck tape, pilot incompetence, and poor leadership capabilities equal defeat. Putin thought he’d walk all over Ukraine and boy o boy has he misjudged things. Especially his place in history.
Another Russia trolling western media platform. It only took Russia a year to turn Ukraine into a post apocalyptic wasteland and some supposed military guru on internet is talking trash. Where is Ukraine's air force and why are they begging for jets. Why did they bother to fly drones to attack Russian airbase when they know Russia air force is performing badly.
as a mechanic you could have the best operator of any machinery imaginable. if i dont fix it or it cannot be used regardless, operator is irrelevant
Even the Russian made .50 cal sniper rifle can't compete against the BARRETT.
In a nut shell western weapons stopped Russia from having air dominance in Ukriane
We know how the western sanctions went.The energy bills tripled this winter.Give to Ukraine nukes so all to finish quicker!
One item you did not mention was the corruption within the Russian system and the amount of infighting among the upper echelons of command.
As much as the tone of the presentation makes it sound like the weak link for the Ukrainians is partly themselves and partly the Russians own strengths, the reality is that the West is (unfortunately for Ukraine) lucky that the Ukrainians are on the ground doing the hard yards. I have to wonder about the competence of some European armies (i.e. Germany) after too many budget cuts over past decades, as well as the actual capability of the USA Army's manpower given reports of the ideological push for diversity and lower standards, all for the sake of pronouns and the like, within it.