(March 9, 2024 at 10:02 am)Leonardo17 Wrote: This is a very old issue. If my memory is correct, these S-400’s are not compatible with a country like ours (that is using almost 100% NATO compatible military equipment) and because it’s all computerized, the usage of these systems could potentially allow Russians to hack in NATO computer systems. And this is why these weapons are sitting in some military warehouse, because we are simply not allowed to use them. In fact, Greece decided to give it’s S-400’s to Ukraine.
The issue from the American perspective is that in possession of both F-35s and S-400 systems, the Turks would be able to determine radar signatures and ranges. With Russian advisors present, we didn't want that information being passed to Moscow.
We weren't worried about their hacking NATO systems, we were worried about their optimizing or even upgrading the S-400 in order to increase its effectiveness against the F-35.
