As Iran, Russia conclude drill, ex-US Army officer warns of deadly surprises for Americans

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Krapivnik detailed Russian contributions, noting the delivery of aircraft and reestablishment of Iran’s air defense networks.

“Russia came back, built a reintegrated system, and over the last six months trained up Su-35 pilots and delivered Su-35 fighters — which outrange, by the way, the F-35s, even though it’s a generation 4++ fighter versus the generation 5 fighter that the F-35 represents.”

Chinese contributions, he explained, include high-resolution radar and satellite-linked early warning systems.

“The Chinese are bringing in their integrated radar systems, which include very tight-beamed, low-wavelength sections that can pick up — integrated with the satellite systems — anything within, I think, 500 to 600 kilometers outside of Iran. So anything that the US or Israel is launching is already being picked up and gives them enough time to start reacting to it.”