The truth about the ineffectiveness of the SPYDER-SR air defense missile
Russia's TASS news agency has just quoted its own military source complaining about the poor combat performance of the SPYDER-SR air defense missile system.
TASS news agency said that according to an anonymous military expert, the SPYDER-SR short-range air defense missile system operates ineffectively in tropical conditions, high humidity, and often breaks down.
This led to the fact that in many interception tests, most of the launched missiles missed their targets, with a very low hit rate.
In addition, the SPYDER-SR short-range air defense system is also incompatible with existing infrastructure and difficult to coordinate with air defense missile systems produced by other parties.
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| Self-propelled launcher of the SPYDER-SR short-range air defense missile system |
However, because TASS could not cite any official sources from relevant parties to confirm its statement, its authenticity still needs to be further verified.
It should be noted that the SPYDER-SR air defense missile system has a long history of operation in Asian countries with hot and humid tropical climates such as India and Singapore but has never received any complaints.
Recently, the Indian air defense force even planned to purchase the medium-range version SPYDER-MR to enhance its ability to protect the sky in key areas.
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| Self-propelled launcher of the SPYDER-MR medium-range air defense missile system |
Not only the SPYDER-SR/MR air defense missile, another product of cooperation between India and Israel, the MR-SAM complex using Barak-8 interceptor missiles, also received very positive comments.
In addition, Python and Derby missiles have long been purchased by the Chinese Air Force to equip its fighters, and are even produced under license to produce domestic PL versions.
Through cooperation programs in weapons production with the host country, it can be said that Israel has quite good experience with weapons operating in hot and humid climates, many countries that have used them have given good feedback on their features.
