| ▲ | slaw 2 days ago | ||||||||||||||||
Russia/Ukraine war shows that 4th generation jets are not survivable in any current as of 2026 air defense environment. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | bigyabai 2 days ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
4th generation jets are not designed to survive denied airspace. They're still useful; both sides in Ukraine are using 4th gen jets for air patrol, SEAD, escorts, intercepts and standoff munition launches. | |||||||||||||||||
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