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33. David Alexander on The Cyber War

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Do You Think the Russians Have the Right Air Defence Systems?

The Ukrainians have older technology, they're really brave and their pilots are quite skilled. The kind of radars and air defence missiles that they have on those aircraft aren't necessarily the right kind of technology you need to engage Russian targets at longer ranges. So I think that's why we haven't seen much in the way of air activity because both sides have made it very difficult to stay alive. There is a reason why modern air forces still have more ground attack aircraft with seats in them than they have drones. They're probably 10 years away from drones being used in an air defence role.

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