우크라이나공군의 Su-27S에도 AGM-88 HARM이 달린 것이 확인되었습니다.
#Ukraine: So far, we have only seen AGM-88 HARM in use with Ukrainian MiG-29 jets.
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) September 9, 2022
However, evidence has now emerged showing the powerful Su-27S (Notably in an older colour scheme) apparently carrying two HARM missiles; another boost to UkAF SEAD capability. pic.twitter.com/hEmwRO75DG
그런데 최근 The Economist 기사는 우크라이나의 이번 공세가 AGM-88 HARM이 러시아의 방공망을 때려잡아서 가능했다고 어떤 우크라이나 정보 관계자가 얘기했다고 하는데, 1982년 레바논전쟁 때 이스라엘공군의 승리는 E-2C 조기경보기 덕분이었다고 하는 것과 비슷한 적을 속이기 위한 거짓 정보인지 아닌지는 시간이 지나야 알 수 있을 것 같습니다.
진짜라면 Su-27과 MiG-29에 급히 야매로 붙인 AGM-88 HARM에게 당하거나 무서워서 레이다를 켜지 못할 정도로 S-300/S-400의 성능 또는 러시아 오퍼레이터의 실력이 허당이라는 얘기가 되겠죠.
https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/09/09/ukraine-seizes-the-initiative-in-the-east
A Ukrainian military intelligence source says that the success of the offensive was contingent on American-supplied HARM anti-radiation missiles, which home in on the emissions of Russian air-defence radar and other equipment. It also relied on surface-to-air systems that threatened Russian aircraft: Ukrainian sources single out Germany’s Gepard, a set of anti-aircraft guns on tracks. This threat left Russia reluctant to deploy air power; when it did, it suffered losses. Unconfirmed reports suggest that at least one Russian fighter jet and two helicopters were downed during Ukraine’s operation. Russian aircraft have reportedly struggled to distinguish between Russian and Ukrainian units in the pell-mell of fighting, with frontlines shifting rapidly.
“They are blind, and we see everything,” claims the Ukrainian official. Whether the counter-offensive ultimately succeeds will now be down to speed, he argues. If Ukraine can secure its new positions by the Oskil river before Russian reinforcements arrive, Izyum to the south would be in its sights. There have been reports that the Ukrainian army has also conducted attacks south of Izyum, in a possible attempt to envelop the city. Capturing it, or threatening Russian operations there, would drive a hole through Russian military logistics in the Luhansk region; they could take several weeks to rebuild. It would also enable Ukraine to reclaim towns that Russia captured after agonisingly long and bloody battles over the summer.