The US Army is practicing an attack on replicas. It uses copies of Russian and Chinese missile systems

U.S. forces used realistic replicas of Russian S-300 and Chinese HQ-9 missile systems during Exercise Resolute Hunter 26-1 at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada.

According to information published by the U.S. Department of War, the mock-ups not only resemble the structure of the original weapon, but are designed to reflect the actual radar, visual and electromagnetic signatures of foreign weapons that U.S. forces may encounter in a future conflict. These signatures are crucial because they appear on the monitors of US combat aircraft and tell what weapons pilots are dealing with.

The replicas used in Fallon are part of a growing collection of mock-ups of alien systems designed for electronic warfare teams and intelligence units. Thanks to them, American units can carry out practice attacks on almost identical equipment used by Russian and Chinese air defenseswhich does not necessarily mean preparation for war with these countries.

Both systems are used by several other armies that are unfavorable to the United States. Venezuelaon the shores of which the US has deployed its powerful fleet, has the Russian S-300VM system, and Iran he has both weapons RussianWhat Chinese the HQ-9 system, which, however, completely failed during the 12-day war with Israel in June this year.

On Monday, the American website MilitaryWatchMagazine revealed that in Nevada, the Marines “fought” mock-ups of both systems in desert camouflage, reminiscent of the landscape dominant in Iran. And indeed, these are the colors that the Iranian armed forces paint their S-300PM-2 systems in.

The US gained access to early S-300 variants thanks to Ukraine and former Warsaw Pact members who joined NATO. (PAP)

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