How Russian S-400 defence system works | Why U.S. is against it | S-400 vs. Israeli Iron Dome

[@strategosopsikion8576]

I’ve been seeing a lot of people in this section talking about the F35 and S400. While many of the comments have correct information, one thing seems to be lacking. The inner workings of radar and stealth. The S400 can readily detect stealth aircraft through the use over lower frequency radar bands such as the L band. Due to the frequency of the L band, stealth technology is practically useless against it. However, the L band doesn’t offer the search radar a lot of information in terms of discriminating between various contacts. These lower frequency bands offer a general idea of where a contact is but not necessarily what it is. This is where the higher frequency S and X bands play their part. Higher frequency bands have a more focused beam of radar radiation and are thus able to acquire more details on a radar contact. This is where contact discrimination comes from, ie determining if a contact is an F16, an SU30 or what have you. In fact, weapons grade radar locks are almost always acquired with the x band radar frequency. However, this is where stealth plays a part. These more focused beams of radar radiation are more susceptible to disruption from stealth technologies such as stealth coatings and stealthily shaped aircraft. This is where the F22 and F35 have an advantage. Due to their technology, radar arrays have a much more difficult time acquiring and maintaining a high frequency radar lock. Thus weapons grade acquisitions are much harder to maintain to shoot down said aircraft. However, this being said, stealth aircraft aren’t invisible from radar, they simply have radar cross section reductions through their stealth technology. In fact stealth aircraft have a variance of their RCS depending on the attitude of the aircraft in relation to the radar. In layman’s terms, stealth aircraft aren’t equally stealthy everywhere. So various tactics are used by stealth aircraft to maintain their advantage against various opponents. Often by managing their stealth abilities against various detected threats. However radars, like those seen on S400 can and will see stealth aircraft on higher radar frequencies. This is where things get important between the F35 and S400. Stealth aircraft may pop in and out of high frequency radar acquisitions on the ground, but discriminating these acquisitions is very difficult. Meaning, knowing the difference between the F35 and an F22 by the S400 is very difficult. This is why the US keeps its F35 away from S400 users. It doesn’t want to lend information on the difference between the high frequency acquisitions of the F22 vs the F35. Having possible opponents in the dark about the intricacies of their stealth aircraft’s RCS is of paramount importance to the US and why it’s current posture of sanctioning S400 users is maintained. I hope you find this bit of information enlightening. Best regards from the US.

[@johncherskov5755]

It's sort of their fault if the much more costly f35 can already be detected and all that remains is for the f35 to be fed in data on some radar. Only might offer a slight advantage if it's not used for a time, and if used properly; if it can be hit by any older system then what's the point? I believe the future of stealth is in newer drones and other ways, even then, eventually anything might get detected.

[@strategosopsikion8576]

@@johncherskov5755 I wouldn’t say that’s it’s greed, as for economic sanctions damage both the US’s and the sanctioned party equally. Thus both sides lose money. So monetary greed doesn’t play a part in the stratagem. I would say it’s more about reducing the proliferation of systems like the S400/500 indirectly. Additionally, the ability of radar to detect stealth aircraft by no means indicates the ineffectiveness of stealth aircraft. Yes they CAN be detected, however that doesn’t mean that they WILL be detected. Does that make sense? The stealth allows for aircraft to have significantly higher survivability in highly contested environments by allowing for deeper penetration of enemy controlled airspace. Which is an advantage that could prove to be key in a tier 1 conflict. The US’s capabilities are greatly enhanced by having fifth gen aircraft like the F22 and F35. These enhanced abilities could prove to be decisive over the majority of would be foes.

[@MlTGLIED]

@Strategos Opsikion Thx for a needed info, that must be said to understand how it works. Let there be no more war, just because only politicians want it. Greetings from Russia.

[@strategosopsikion8576]

@@MlTGLIED yes exactly! War is terrible and needs to be avoided at all costs

[@strategosopsikion8576]

@@johncherskov5755 why are you upset? It’s seems a though you’re getting worked up. No need to get that way. With the whole greed thing, I’m merely stating that the sanctioning process is more about geopolitical goals rather than economic ones. Not that greed plays no part in politics or in the military procurement. Just that the sanctioning process is less about greed than other things. That’s all. In a way you’re right about stealth fighters being able to be defeated by lesser technology. But the same could be said for any technology. There can always be a way to defeat a superior foe. I’m just saying that this fact doesn’t mean that stealth is useless or unimportant. There’s a reason that every major global power is heavily investing in stealth. It offers a bunch of advantages that can’t be ignored. Additionally, the F35 isn’t very expensive. Really, it’s a very affordable aircraft. An F35 A costs around 75-85 million per unit. That’s pretty amazing when you consider that a new F-15 costs 88 million and a new euro fighter costs 100 million. For the price, the F35 is one of the very best deals on the market right now. It’s not nearly as expensive as one might think.

[@joem0088]

The US doesn't want Turkey to have both F35 and S-400 at the same time because S400 radar can be tuned by knowing the path of the F35. Once the optimal settings to detect a F35 are found and its radar signature recorded, these settings and F35 radar signature can be sent to all S-400 systems around the world at other F35's detriment. Since India has the S400 now, the US will have to keep it's F35 far away from it and that make drills and interoperability excercises impossible.

[@sooknandannishan]

The s400 will be very far away from any operational envelope of the F35! This far India and USA’s military exercises have been on islands/coastal and sea based! It’s very very far away from the Himalayas where the S400 will be based!

[@joem0088]

@@sooknandannishan The Himalayas is perfect for DF21 to take out the S400 which cannot stop Chinese hypersonic missiles and HGV's. Safer at the Pak border.

[@michaeldelisieux]

There is the S-450 and the S-500! These are the tops of the line! Like the Apple and Samsung cellulars: when you think you finally got the last model it is immediately replaced by an updated version in such a way that you NEVER can catch up! Cheers!

[@joem0088]

@@michaeldelisieuxIn consumer electronic that's build in obsolescence. In arms race the problem is the pacing threat when a competitor has a powerful innovative eco-system, always pumping out new capabilities. So you have to make/buy new ways to counter. S400 was a waste of 5B$ for India since it is vulnerable to certain Chinese missiles. Even for S500 it is not certain to defeat Chinese hs missiles. Cheers.

[@joem0088]

@Marcus De jong Ah Syria, so Russia probably has F35 radar data from every angles. I wonder if they have shared with the Chinese ... 😀 Chinese S400, AWACs and destroyers wouldn't mind to see that.

[@YuvaKishore242]

*Big fan of Amit sengupta,learnt geography because of him.*

[@guptabhai7683]

Same here But I want sir to provide videos on important terminalogies with great explanation of geography

[@sudhakarRAero]

Me too 🙋

[@vinayakkarne888]

@@guptabhai7683 +2

[@anuradhayadav6581]

Pp

[@pit_viper2013]

A ha ha 🤦‍♂️ OMG

[@УДачныйучасток-я1е]

The S-400 uses all radars in the region, including over-the-horizon and even digital television in the decemetric range. The S-400 can act as a control system for an air defense positional area, combining various zonal air defense systems and giving them commands to destroy targets, as well as using missiles of old air defense systems to destroy targets. To deploy communications over long distances, a 15I6ME repeater is used, which provides communication for the 98Zh6E control system at a distance of 30/60/90 km from the 30K6E command post. Thus, the S-400 is a means of organizing and managing layered air defense. This is for those who understand what this means.

[@ritikjuyal3065]

India will also combine it's radar network with S-400 missile system.

[@CH-pv2rz]

No the S400 does not use the other assets, the Air Defense Network does and the S400 is simply part of that network, just alike ALL Air Defense Units are in every nation. Hardly a revelation here...

[@УДачныйучасток-я1е]

@@CH-pv2rz Do you understand what you wrote yourself? What does it mean to be part of a network and not use that network? Lol.😂

[@voltgaming2213]

У Дачный участок you are Russian or not

[@stevealexander8010]

Yes the SA-400 can consume enemy with fireballs from his eyes, and bolts of lightning from his arse as a propagandist would have it. Or OTOH it might be like every other piece of Russian mil hardware - good design, poor implementation, horrific decades-oos electronics. Only a battlefield can tell - so save your preaching from ignorance. If history is a guide there will be fatal flaws that are readily exploitable.

[@Noname_NoID]

40V6 is not a radar. It is an optional tower (39 meters for 40V6MD, 24 meters for 40V6M) for 92N6 and 96L6 vehicles (their radars can be detached from chassis and mounted on the tower by crane).

[@stormshadow5266]

How do you know these?

[@mahadevBhakt108.]

Thanks sir 😊 finally after long time Jai hind 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@Maximus_Naughtius]

USA also had problems with us when we tested our anti satellite program. If we rely on USA, then one day we will face adverse conditions like Afghanistan.

[@davesprivatelounge]

Remember when the US tried to nuke India during the Bangladesh liberation War.

[@Maximus_Naughtius]

@@davesprivatelounge exactly. We may have cordial relations with US now, but we must not forget their history with us.

[@davesprivatelounge]

@@Maximus_Naughtius Geopolitics is a changing game with changing allies, but we must not forget the past. The US also has a bad track record with abandoning their allies when it suits them.

[@arkay3804]

Going forward, it’s in India’s interests to be allied with US.

[@rahulaarya8529]

Only countries interest matters Every allies and friends are non permament in geopolitics.

[@godfatherpachino7549]

Just watched Turkey FATF issue and have got notification for new video.. Bingo... Thank you ❣️ Sir🙏🙏

[@curious_gage]

Ground to air missiles development is insane. Imagine the task of developing a missile that can hit a moving air target

[@RMeitzen]

Marvel of engineering. It's amazing what humans can do, shame we spend all this time and resources developing things to kill each other.

[@jqmachgunner2577]

@@RMeitzen These are the developments that have eliminated the Top Gun air to air type of aerial combat video gamers still lust and romanticize for.

[@Lieutenantfollicle]

Ground to air AA is highly overestimated They are absolutely useless piece of metal against drones

[@jqmachgunner2577]

@@Lieutenantfollicle Good point. There is zero real combat use and track record on the S300 and S400. All we have are totally unproven propaganda claims by Russian snake oil salesmen who are the same group who have bragged to the high heavens as to how unmatched their tanks, APCs, BBRs, combat jets, helicopters, artillery, cruise missiles, hypersonic missiles, etc are. What we have seen is the reality of destroyed Russian war weapons that performed miserably against a vastly outnumbered Ukrainian military. But MAKE NO MISTAKE to ignore how ineffective the S300s and S400s in Syria (manned by expert Russian soldiers) are against Israeli aircraft, especially the F-35s. And there is Communist China's total cancelation and return (for full refund) of every S400 and S300 they had bought. Either these systems are easy to copy and replicate or they really don't work as advertised.

[@james6401]

Mathematics!

[@dubkds]

1:00 I love how you included a picture of the LEGO truck there

[@nerdcentral5628]

American's most advanced Missile defense system is "Patriot" which literally sucks as we can see from past events. Recently when Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles, it couldn't even detect them. Also during Iraq War it's couldn't managed to differentiate between enemy and friendly target, which resulted in downing of its own aircraft.

[@commanderofkesariyaknights]

It is just expensive thanks to price of missiles fired, American systems usually tend to be more reliable

[@Time_Developer]

@@commanderofkesariyaknights *, this is a delusion caused by fmerican propaganda.* _American weapons have never been reliable._

[@AdityaTimesInfra]

Any defence channels have not this type of detailed information. Love uh sir❤️

[@rldays9179]

The US does sell its planes. Australia only just recently saw the arrival of its first shipment of F35s. To replace the current F18s.

[@marchielli]

I tapped out of the video at 0:38 because I heard components and radar repeated like a jammed recorder and I am already annoyed, I'm sure radar is repeated like a good solid 50 more times after.

[@manchesterunitedakamrtread8317]

I dont think I know anything about this but you have done your homework

[@hanfei6871]

The same reason China keeps its cutting edge aircrafts from operating around Korea or Japan, and its fierce sanctions against Korea for acquiring THAAD systems. Korea and Japan has the some the most capable ELINT components in all of Asia indigenous or not.

[@hanfei6871]

@ I’m sure they will quite appreciate your complacency too

@@hanfei6871 Yeah, but one of its legs is both the same.

[@mgronich948]

THe logic is missing. Turkey wanted to buy both the F35 and S400. Having both would let Turkey test the S400 radar on the F35. If this data was leaked to Russia it would allow Russia to further improve the S400 to shoot down F35. So there is a good technical reason for the US not to sell F35's to Turkey. But that doesn't explain why the US might sanction India for buying the S400, when India has no plans to buy the F35? Amit should examing these issues in more detail instead of repeating the regular "talking points" that doesn't explain the real reason.

[@joem0088]

Russia S400 has already detected Isreali F35s in Syria. This so called stealth plane is not stealthy against the right kind of radars scuh as UHF.

[@joem0088]

@Drew Peacock You are right. But I think the Russian has F35 radar frequency response from all angles. Somebody told me that their S400 radar has been recording Isreali F35 sorties in Syria.

[@joem0088]

@Drew Peacock And the Chinese has a bunch of satellites watching Luzon strait and other approaches to China. Can probably see them from top down.

[@GamesOfficialYouTube]

USA wants India to buy weapons from them instead from Russia!

[@aidegrod]

Simple explanation, if u new physics, u can check, that i say next. Firsly, stealt is simple - not visible in some interval of frequencies, u devolop material and for radiowaves (like all radars) it's pretty much possible, but for visual spectre it very hard (from 400nm to 1000nm). Secondly, each radar, that works in interval of wavelenghts for this material and shape (cz radiwaves is big lengths from 10m to several cm), would needed much more power to detect vehicle covered by this material and shapes that was optimized to reduce RCS in this wavelengths. After shooting down F117 or B2 in Jugoslavia war by S-35 (there i maybe wrong, don't remeber system correctly, but this system worked in longer wavelengths and this why could spotted this stealth vehicles), some of pieces travel to russia, and was investigated, that's why in russian SAM's used radars with several general wavelengths (but this idea is general, cz stealth tech was developed and published in USSR back on the days). This is also maybe one of the reasons, why US blocks defense armament (mainly SAM's) from Russia, but also maybe it's so called "general line" of us gov.

[@ussscounterassaultteam5790]

I am a former US Army Officer, you are a great teacher and presenter. Thanks for this video.

[@Karan-wz7pt]

A whole question came (2021 MAINS) on this and this video has the answer.

[@Ibriden]

Thank you very much. Your videos are so informative. Greetings from Algeria :-)

[@basusri1120]

The S400 has a large percentage of Chinese Electronics. It was a bad idea for India to acquire this air defense system. In a conflict with the Chinese, they will very easily jam the system and nullify it’s effectiveness.

[@Joerje]

The iron dome getting the hitting location and checking for civilians in that area is absolutely genius, only targeting the dangerous missiles probably saves do much lives

[@CHMichael]

Hamas killed more Palestinians with their rockets than Israelis. Just fyi.

[@Anti_Everything]

This function is needed to counter unguided projectiles fired from improvised launchers. The S-400 is designed for real threats. For everything else, there are Pantsir and Thor.

[@busterdan22]

@@CHMichael your having a fucking laugh,

[@CHMichael]

@Josue K no - i personally think we all pray to the same God that kept on sending messengers.

[@ovidiumoro5470]

S400 is working perfectly against HIMARS........! nice job done

[@clauswinkelschleifer1650]

Hyvä video, Kiitos.

[@hitheshkumar4414]

Beautiful rendering........ Love this to be accurate as well..... 👍👍👍

[@PRADEEPKUMAR-rw9dl]

Although good note on weaponary and diplomatic equation. Why Russian air defense is so impeccable in comparison to American THAAD system. It all goes back to early 60s when USA started mastering the stealth technology aircrafts. Therefore USSR comprehended altogether that they are nowhere to imitate American technology. Hence it was the incubation of a new idea for Soviet Russia to rather go for a phenomenal shift towards developing air defense technology to counter the arch-rival superiority of American flawless, much admired air power and their marching towards manufacturing the fourth generation military hardware. Therefore S-400(built with state of the art technology) is far superior than American THAAD(previously offered to us during Obama's administration, which is presently stationed in Guam island).

[@fedorevdokimenko3978]

Actually it is all about money. American diamond shape stealth tech is based on Soviet old tech. USSR determined this tech as too expensive and with very limited effect for such amount of money. USA had much larger military budget, so they used it. Same about Russian an US air defense doctrines. USA as a sea power with huge military budget focused on offensive doctrine with many airplanes. USSR and Russia as a land power with limited budget focused on air defense because it is much cheaper. In result USA has many planes, and Russia has better air defense systems.

[@ХРЕНОРЕЗ]

PRADEEP KUMAR Stealth technology is completely a development of the Soviet Union. The Americans got this technology when the Soviet scientist Pyotr Ufimtsev came to the USA and gave them this technology. Russia knows everything about stealth technology and knows perfectly well how to detect them and how to shoot down such an aircraft.

[@TJ24050]

Cause if Russia is known for one thing, it’s there advanced technology… 🙄

[@RT-fq3tp]

Pradeep Kumar thats not why russia has better Sam systems. The truth of the matter is that the US always had a much bigger and better Air Force, with the tanker force to give it the legs to get bomber well into Russian territory. However russia could not do the same. Because the US had less territory to defend and more aircraft to defend this territory. It was far easier and cheaper for russia to develop and build advanced Sam systems to defend air space rather than building a bunch of aircraft and airfields, facilities, supplies and trained personnel in remote areas of Russian territory for defense. That said Sam systems are a poor mans answer to air power and is typically less effective than manned aircraft (which is what the US prefers to use).

[@RT-fq3tp]

@@ХРЕНОРЕЗ not true at all. 😂. While it is true that a Russian scientist discovered the rough principal behind stealth. He had no idea what he found and how to apply it in a stealth format. Neither did anyone in the Russian military or Russian government. As such his work was reviewed by the Russian government and military and was found to have no military value and was subsequently released for publication. American engineers were quick to apply the scientists theory towards the application involving stealth. Russia didn’t discover stealth. They didn’t even know they had the algorithm for stealth. Otherwise they would have never released that information and they would have built stealth aircraft first instead playing catchup and fielding their first flying stealth combat aircraft approximately 40 years after america.

[@lwty]

From China’s perspective, it is good thing for India to purchase S400, even though the S400 would be deployed near LAC. Russia’s military industry need money to develop and they are very important counter balance to the US.

[@पीयूषसाहू-च4र]

well china also has S400 so it also means that china can't hit india while india can't also hit china lol

[@lwty]

@@पीयूषसाहू-च4र China has little interest in military conflict with India. And things like S400 are just small tools. Only the whole integrated system could have strategic impact. On military level, the strategic opponent for China is the US and the potential front is in the east. China and Russia need each other to distract the US in Japanese Sea, Ukraine, Belarus, etc.

[@-RudhreshM]

@@lwty if that's the case. Why would they claim Arunachal Pradesh as a sovereignty issue. They have been with us for decades voting and paying taxes. There would be no power tussle if they keep thier expansion away from India. Taiwan is not our problem.

[@lwty]

@@-RudhreshM Definitely China do not recognise a line created by British colonialists. But the sensible way to solve the border issue is to demarcate the boarder around the LAC. And China proposed that China would recognise Arunachal and India would recognise Aksai Chin in 1950s. However, Nehru declined this proposal. At that time, China and India have similar amount of GDP. Now China’s GDP is at least 5 times of India’s. The proposal would not be better than the one in 1950s for India.

[@lwty]

@🌴Jungli Manus🌳 Only realistic solution is China’s recognition of India’s occupation of Arunachal and India’s recognition of China’s occupation of Aksai Chin. It will benefit each other. However, it is too difficult for India’s government to do this. Even strong man like Modi cares more about election and potential political suicide. Hope the winter could cool down the heat a little bit.

[@charlesjenner1951]

The main reason for the CAATSA sanctions is economic: not fund research and development in the Russian Federation and sell more expensive American systems. In terms of effectiveness, the war in Ukraine shows that there are many weaknesses in this system, which is not very hardened and does not meet its nominal specifications. Commercially and politically, it is definitely attractive to countries that do not want to depend on the Americans, or that wish to make their independence or non-alignment visible.

[@PRIMETIMETRAPPING]

What "weaknesses" in the S-400 did the war expose? 🤔

[@retardidris1070]

In Ukraine, Russia can't use S-400 to engage small drones.

[@TerryAShaw]

@@PRIMETIMETRAPPING He was obviously talking about the junky patriot system. How many has Ukraine lost so far? What a piece of crap yankee over priced military shite is.

[@Stephensilver1]

Not sure if you are aware but Israel also has David's shield for medium range missiles and the Arrow for long range missiles. Thus it covers all of the ranges that the S400 covers..

[@Станислав1]

Great video ....the answer is: no USA- no wars,free world!

[@LeftRightLeft85]

Brilliant. Now I understood why the US is scared of Russian defence tech

[@jongsookim636]

wake up stupu 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@paavanavenkatesh]

Peaceful in minority We want secular nation human rights Peaceful in majority We want peaceful nation no rights and no permission other religions Peaceful don't accept and respect others So why others accept and respect peacefu? Any body support?

[@sagarrawat7140]

Bruh 😂

[@me4698]

The S-400 is not a top secret system. The US has a few of these systems just for training out in the Nevada desert. It's the S-500 that's a little tricky.

[@Kelbo77]

The S-500 literally is used for anti-ICBM capabilities. Not anti-air, even though it is capable.

[@rabium5175]

Where is the report? Can you send me a link?

[@ameybirulkar7503]

@@rabium5175 he's talking bullshit. There is no proof.

[@sagarrawat7140]

Bs

[@RaajeinderDevshMomaiya]

Excellent Amit you are the Best

[@kiwiuncut]

Stunning gave me all the info on the S-400 I was seeking....Thank you.

[@sidmukh123]

At a basic level, the S-400's field of view for the search and fire control radar is limited to the horizon of the earth. Because of this common limitation, search radars are typically placed on tall masts to better see over the horizon. An even better solution is to position radars on specialized aircraft, airborne warning and control aircraft systems (AWACS), or on stationary tethered balloons known as “aerostats.” However, without over the horizon sensors, the S-400, and other powerful HIMADS system, are vulnerable to a low-altitude attack by cruise missiles, which, in large numbers, can overwhelm an air defense system.

[@СерхиоБускетс-ф7я]

The S400 is protected by medium and short range missiles, you need a lot of missiles to destroy one. This complex can also receive information from other sources (AWACS) and direct missiles at targets.

[@marishkagranada7985]

@@numap4701 USA: remember India is NOT your friend. They are ruled by demons! You cannot trust demons. That is india, russia, and china.

[@richardacevedo280]

If it is ruled by demons why is it the whole migration pattern is from the east to the West. People vote with their feet and move were they can have better lives and prosper better. I recommend you listen to the Evil Empire Speech by Ronald Reagan from 1983. Today that concept is proven more than ever. No country has the desire to take possession of Russian land. It is Russia who is always acting in an aggressive manner, and you can see it now, and must have seen it in its behavior for the last several decades. As to the word Demond, how can someone believe in demons in an atheist country 🤔

[@sidmukh123]

@@richardacevedo280 , russian propaganda has increased quite a bit since they invaded Ukraine

[@matthewhuszarik4173]

@@СерхиоБускетс-ф7я So far in the Ukrainian war Russian air defenses are suspect at best. Ukraine has attacked inside Russia successfully on several occasions. They have taken out several ships as well. So much for the vaunted Russian air defense systems.

[@sreekanthnagabhushana6132]

This is the only video that helped me understand how anti missile defence systems work. One quick point, should China also be added to the list of countries with S400 systems?

[@sanketbhagat7155]

Yess..they have it But i guess the one they have has a range of 300 kms

[@animeshrana358]

@@sanketbhagat7155 no it's 400

[@hollywoodj500]

@@sanketbhagat7155 China has S400.

[@lexburen5932]

i think they have the export variant of this system wich has a bit less range but just as effective

[@Pratim_Ganguly]

Amit Dada, could you please upload a video explaining the comparative differences between the military hardwares of Russia and U.S.A?

[@cancerman3954]

🇨🇦 Thanks for the update

[@puranapuu4252]

Nice work!!

[@404epnf7]

Glad to see a lots of "Omniscient" in comment section! Some of them are writing extra large illegible comments and having argument to assert their silly erudition😂

[@aakankshachaudhary7581]

Thank you so much sir❤🙏

[@ismt101]

S400 can shoot down SRBM, MRBMs but i don't think it can shoot down ICBMs. Even Russians don't claim that. ICBMs are different things altogether, they need specialised BMD system to counter them. S500 is a BMD system

[@Maks_Morkovkin]

A-235 PL-19 Nudol is Russian anti-sattelite and anti-ballistic system. And that about shot down objects in space. S400 can EASILY hit ballistic missiles on last stage when it entered atmosphere

[@aladinchanel]

Wow . Very nice explanations. Thanks for using english .

[@sunnyorvinod]

I think the bigger question is how America' sanctions help India? And why India doesn't want to lose them at the cost of buying S- 400? Please answer this questions sir...

[@babrakomari4507]

This video really highlighted some important points that need to be understood.

[@kyriakoskitsios]

Israel fighters are operating in areas with s300 and s400 missiles and nothing happened.

[@benjamincarter6095]

After the Ukrainian fiasco, I'd be thoroughly testing every piece of hardware I purchased from Russia. There have been a significant number of critical failures.

[@djmobley5764]

I think the Ukranian media is spreading misinformation regarding the failures in Russian weaponry. Although Ukraine may not be able to win over Russia, but they have surely won the information war, which is far more important than a real war.

[@jqmachgunner2577]

@@djmobley5764 per your denials, 100% of all foreign press corroborate what the Ukrainians are reporting as well as the reslities of destroyed Russian tanks and armored vehicles. We now know how really fragile the Russian tanks and armored vehicles are and the ease modern weapons can destroy them. Then there are the corroborations by Russian POWs of Ukrainian successes. All of this have exposed how weak the Russian army really is. You are in complete denial.

[@jqmachgunner2577]

The Russian military is now blaming the Russian Oligarchs (Putin's friends) for stealing procurement funds and supplying totally substandard weapons and equipment. When T-80 and T-72 tank turrets are completely blown off with RPGs. Besides the tanker troops who are automatically killed in such attacks, that is also mind-blowing for the rest of us.

[@aarifear5460]

Well this is really informative…🙃✨✨✨

[@W.Khairi]

With this quality info, U have a new subscriber.....Thank u.

[@ankushdoshi8947]

Getting 30 predator drones to counter the sanctions looks a good deal. Hats off to our foreign policy always balancing

[@gazzy01]

are you sure India won't get sanction ? As India-Russia deal for making Ak 203 rifles and there are news for purchasing s500 etc.

[@ankushdoshi8947]

@@gazzy01 IND US defense ties has crossed 20 billion in the past 4-5 years. With apache,chinhooks,p 8 Poseidon,mh 60 r Romeo,sig sauer rifles etc etc. basically we are now diversifying our defense . So the USA sees india as a very lucrative market for weapons. If tomorrow US sanctions us then india will have no other choice to buy weapons from Russia or France. If u read an article around a week ago The USA congress is considering to waive off india why because of the above reason. Second thing USA knows that india is facing threats on both the fronts unlike turkey 🇹🇷 So considering the situation india will definitely not back out of the deal even if it faces sanctions.

[@ankushdoshi8947]

@@gazzy01 1 more thing the CAATSA was started by USA and not by the UN so india has the rights to defend its decision to purchase anything from Russia. And the caatsa was started in 2017 jab ki we purchased the s 400 in 2016 so india will also raise these issues also

[@gazzy01]

@@ankushdoshi8947 I know it's by US not UN But India could get waiver in S400 deal(happened before caatsa came) for national security. But how to tackle if India wants to buy more weapons like S500 or T90 Tanks?

[@ankushdoshi8947]

@@gazzy01 S 500 won’t be purchased anytime soon now. Because russsia itself haven’t inducted into their army. There won’t be any sanctions on the purchase of T 90

[@Sourav_Janaa]

Please Include Israel new air defence defence system "Scorpius" and compare with s400

[@Bcfckro-nt2zp]

Wait russia have air defence capabilities? Maybe they should deploy them in ukraine :/

[@larsrons7937]

They do deploy them in Ukraine. They keep getting themsleves destroyed by the same missiles they are meant to protect against. I don't know why India wants to buy that junk.

[@gopalanpalamdai339]

Exactly demonstrated. 👌👍🏼. Thank you

[@TesterAnimal1]

Looks like a couple of low flying helicopters can bypass this! 😂

[@aryanyadav3690]

Even Barak-8/LR-SAM is better than Iron Dome Now we have AAD, Prithiv AD, Trishul Missile, Akash Defence Missile, Akash Prime, NG Akash Missile, LR-SAM & MR-SAM, now S400 & upcoming QR-SAM, VL-SRSAM & XR-SAM 🚀 Now India has many many air defences and Defence says India's security from missiles/aircraft is secured 🇮🇳❣️

[@charger6634]

India don't have defense from short range multiple rocket launchers)))

[@NavinKumar-or4es]

Barak is part of Israel so it has to be best it is like the same pride of Brahmos the part of Russia

[@aryanyadav3690]

@@charger6634 Just 2 days ago VL-SRSAM is tested and launched on Naval Boats to replace Barak 1 short range missile ⚡

[@Yodaandhislightsabre]

Don't let Defense kid you. Every sytem has it's vulnerabilities

[@sagarrawat7140]

@@aryanyadav3690 Based

[@NavinKumar-or4es]

Iron dome is proven in Combat S-400 is still a book to read. Child is great above all the nation.

[@DenisPetrov1980]

First, these systems are designed for very different types of conflicts, my friend. And S-400 is an ancestor of the whole family of earlier S-xx systems that prooved their capabilities many times. For example, a very old S-75 shot down a "stealth" F-117 in Yugoslavia.

[@Eneus1]

@@DenisPetrov1980 It was one successful shot out of many. What happened to all others "F-117", that bombed Jugoslavia? Nothing. And by the way, Israel destroyed S systems at least two times during wars of 73 and 82 against Syria.

[@DenisPetrov1980]

@@Eneus1 Where did I mention that Systems were invulnerable?

[@mukwanatimothy6426]

Which battle has iron don ever participated

[@tanviralamchowdhury6737]

Lol. Many hamas little rockets already penetrated great iron dome u talked about.

[@angepano8591]

I'd say that the sanctions are more about preventing Russia from making weapons sales. Stealth technology was never about being invisible. Current stealth aircraft can be detected by US defenses easily. Does the S400 push out the detection distance a bit? yes but not as significantly as other non RF based technologies which are in development. It's not about preventing India from having defense tech, India could build a similar system if it wanted to and the US would not stop them. The US is just trying to reduce the flow of cash to Russia from weapons sales.

[@matthewhuszarik4173]

You are correct this is more a punishment for Russia than it is for the customers.

[@andrewhomo2461]

Do you understand that Russia has by far the best AA defense in the world. What exactly India was developping or any other country with such range and capability? Turkey bought S-400 despite their participation in f-35 program because Russians gave them data about how they tracked and target Israeli f 35. That is also the reason, why USA ended deal with Turkey. It can not allow to compromise the myth of f-35 invincibility, because it will affect their superpower image. Finally, Russian arms sales form tiny percent of Russian export (4-5 %), so it is a political move in order to limit number countries wishing to develop millitary cooperation with Russia.

[@nabara6949]

Nah. Only S-400 is being sanctioned. You are okay with buying their tanks or planes. Which means US only fears S-400 and not the rise of RF income due to military equipments sales.

[@gen-X-trader]

@@andrewhomo2461 uh, that f35 they tracked had it's radar beacon turned on since it was flying in commercial airspace

[@andrewhomo2461]

@@gen-X-trader the source?

[@ksrao269]

It's a great information loaded vedeo.Mere liking is not adequate, it's much more than that. Language and pronounciation is so good thahe needs to be appreciated. Thanks for the video.

[@mabotiyn]

This is 8 months old video. This guy needs to redo this video. We now know that it’s Useless in real life . You can kill it with HIMARS.

[@leonelpassos7337]

Is better to say how it is not working. Hahahah

[@pauloakwood9208]

Apparently its been proven useless against low tech Ukrainian and Turkish drones. Nor has it been able to bring down Soviet era Ukrainian jets. All bark and no bite.

[@TheMythOfTheThickSix]

A hammer can screw in nails.

[@HonorableBeniah-A]

Those patriot batteries not been doing very good either 😂

[@shashikeshkumar8376]

Excellent video ! Almost covered everything in precise way. Thanks

[@rajeshnarayananjagadeesan7223]

Very much Understandable 🙏

[@worldsyours5441]

Спасибо за видео😉

[@americanpresident3717]

*Excellent straight forward explanation of the S400’s function, hope you are one day able to review the S500 🚀🚀🚀*

[@gambu4810]

Ohh there's S500 now? 😍

[@ONE_PIXEL-u2p]

@Gambu ye and it can shot satellites down 🚀🚀🛰

[@classicalpsychpunkdude3093]

“War does not determine who is right - only who is left.” -Winston Churchill

[@izil1fe]

6:00 "Almost on pair with anything US has to offer" You are kidding right?! S400 is MILES ahead of anything US has to offer. Soviets were always much more ahead of US in SAM systems development, they have put much more money into that, mainly because of different military ideology where US focuses on a strong air component, and since Russia doesn't have the money to buy the same amount of jets like US, and has to protect much bigger remote areas, they instead focused on SAM systems development. Goal of which is mostly area denial.

[@kyllerkill]

If you truly think that a s-400 system would make any country safe from America your delusional. There isn’t a country in the world that America couldn’t walk over.

[@MardukTheSunGodInsideMe]

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[@Aalaporanthamizan]

Great info and Great Channel 👌👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@hasithbandara8914]

very good explanation

[@rickjames18]

Good review! I agree with everything you said except the stealth part. As we have witnessed in recent wars, some claims have yet to be verified. Some systems have not worked as advertised. There could be several reasons but who knows for sure. There has been much controversy when it comes to the S-300400. Much will be learned about the true capabilities but there is no doubt the S-400 is very capable.

[@journeyman553]

All the abilities of the S400 are a moot point considering the S400 has failed to shoot down a single HIMARS rocket after well over 200 have been launched within range of the S400. A HIMARS rocket has actually destroyed a S400 system. This makes the S400 junk when fighting against anyone with the HIMARS or its' sister the GMLRS. That would be all of the NATO countries. The cost of a S400 system is between 300 and 500 million $ depending on how many add ons you want while the cost of a HIMARS missile is 130,000$. YOU do the math......what would you buy ?

[@rickjames18]

@@journeyman553 I agree, it seems like Himars is the achilles heel of the S400 maybe even S500. It seems like the S400 is just another system that doesn't work as advertised or the Russians are having some unknown issue. Either way, this exposes a huge vulnerability of the Russian military.

[@chrissmith2114]

If the S-400 cannot pick up and destroy the missiles sent to destroy it, then it is just so much over-hyped junk like a lot of Ruskie stuff.

[@eyekman]

@@journeyman553 the same people that told you about the Ghost of Kiev are telling you that Ukraine destroyed a Russian S400 in Crimea. Yeah, right.

[@Mike-H_UK]

I think you miss the point, or at least don't communicate the point, that every S400 system comes with a team of Russian technicians. As part of their job of deploying the S400, these technicians will gather information about how to best use the S400 against the US and its NATO allies. Clearly, this is a good and sensible plan from the Russian's perspective. Conversely, it is obvious and reasonable that both the US and many NATO countries don't want the S400 anywhere near their hardware since they don't want the Russians to work on optimising the performance of the S400 system against their weapons. Why would they want to give Russia this advance information? Countries like India (and others) need to decide which side they are on.

[@MarjanApostolovic]

India is on the side of India. It is sovereign country.

[@akbeal]

Well this video sure didn't age well. An entire Russian airbase defended by S400s destroyed by Ukraine yesterday. Russia's air defense is pathetic and obsolete. I feel sorry for any countries that are depending on S400 or any of that other junk to protect themselves.

[@djicxzone_6791]

u sounds like GLA in d PC Game "Generals" ...hehehe ☺ ... tnx for d info

[@rufus-h4h]

Hahahahaha! The Iron Dome and David's Jockstrap are jokes!

[@MrLince-hr4of]

lol is like Apu selling you something 🤣

[@Dopaaamine27]

Why are you crying fool.

[@indrajeet5000]

What are your thoughts on S400 system inter operability with other systems. Example - using s400's radar and command and control with iron dome system or maybe with brahmos. Mix and match to arrive at a hybrid system. Also can the individual elements of the system be reverse engineered by us ?

[@sv-yk5gi]

I think its unethical to reverse engineer millitary hardware. Usually china does that.

[@MrCastodian]

@@sv-yk5gi Usually all nations do that... Including India.

[@NavinKumar-or4es]

💯% it can't be done in India. Reason, we are not Chinese or Israelites

[@donchen4906]

@@sv-yk5gi unethical or just incompetent, that's a very interesting question

[@sv-yk5gi]

@@donchen4906 its ok to be "incompetant" to do a unethical thing. Actually india is more than competant to reverse engineer. We did not had cultural revolution to become unethical and eat bat soup.

[@jahirulahmed3965]

S 400 has failed in Ukraine war very badly. Same is case of S 300. These systems are much hyped than their actual capabilities, not battle proven at all.

[@ABESAALE]

They are for destroying stealth aircrafts;Cruise missiles;ICBM'S and heavily armed drones they are not made to intercept rockets from MLRS systems such as HIMARS. A single missile of S400 is costlier than a himars rocket so it's waste of use to launch a missile at it,even if it is detected(Cause they(rockets) come in huge numbers towards the target There are other systems such as PANTSIR to intercept those rockets So we cannot justify efficiency of S400 until they are used in full scale conflict

[@ragnarjonsson1122]

Quiet the opposite. Well, S400 hasn’t been used, but the S-300 has proved extremely effective, as acknowledged even by Pentagon

[@Billabongoz]

Very informative. Good style. Keep it up.

[@biggibawz3897]

Well done well explained 👏 👍 😀

[@mb9787]

Engagement radar not only guide missiles it search and track targets to, like patriot radar Detection radar is needed for all-round visibility and target detection at long distances The detection radar is slow since it uses longer wavelengths, it does not allow missile guidance, but it allows you to detect targets at a greater distance Simplified, everything works like this: 1. The detection radar finds the target, then transmits its coordinates to the engagement radar 2. The engagement radar turns towards the target, finds it and start tracking 3. Done, you can launch a missiles One engagement radar can track several targets and attack them simultaneously, but only within its own viewing angle The whole system is modular and can work without a detection radar Engagement radar + command post + launchers = patriot

[@AdamHowellProvo]

1. Detection radar turns on, and everything flying knows where the S400 is. 2. S.E.A.D. mission knocks out S400. 3. Non-stealth aircraft can now enter the area.

[@NeneAyjayar]

Se r Ms to me thst there are more variables to operate the s-400 system and be effective, than the variables that are built in into the stealth aircraft. Makes sense not to make both available to the enemy. Look how secretive the Israelis are to their defense systems. Not even money can motivate them!

[@alejandrodavidbolanos82]

from Nicaragua, thanks a lot. It would be nice you show how you get the information, but I assume is because India got the necessary information from Russia before even to buy the S-400 system. Very nice your explanation. Nice detail explaining why sanctions are the only actual military offensive the USA has, because their systems are obsolete in purpose, the US Military contractors OVERCHARGE the Government, the US Government has US Congress Members as part of those companies, profiteering from it and making also the legislation to avoid abuse and regulate :) so funny, in any other country that's called CORRUPTION. And that's why Trump cut Boeing because $3 Trillion are in between and F-35 requires 10,000 hours of maintenance just to make it fly. And not too many can be built because secrecy nobody knows the real cost, the real deal, and just a few factories can manufacture it, a terrible mess, a scam, but legal.

[@bambang303378]

Both 40N6E and 48N6E missiles are SARH using PESA radars. In this day of age, I am not sure how that combination will be effective. Especially against countries with significant EW capabilities such as China.

[@RipperRzN]

It would be much better and wiser if the US and Russia worked together on advanced weapons against the damn UFOs from outer space.

[@DejiTeye]

Brilliant and Lucid exposition.

[@GladSpiR]

С400 состоит не только из 4 ой серии, а из всех соединённых в узел, и сами они прикрыты реб и панцарем. Так что целеуказания от дрона весом в 300 грамм до ближних орбитальных целей весом сотни кг Просто учите язык и учитесь читать

[@gabrielspigelman6247]

Да о чем ты говоришь, сравнили две абсолютно разные системы Купол и с 400. Цели и задачи у них совершенно разные.

[@yadavsuyog6723]

That last comparission between S-400 and Iron Dome earned you a Like 🙂

[@thomassalvatory8303]

iron dome proved successfull, where is s400 been used i would like to know

[@ONE_PIXEL-u2p]

@thomas salvatory in Syria....not a single drone survived against it and irn dome failed to shot down a 100$ Palestinian missiles lol

[@masterdriveroftoyotazupr4164]

Just pre-ordered one. I got the 5TB model with optional 96L6E radar ☺️

[@romankalinchuk2750]

Try it out at your local airport

[@Attaxalotl]

Ah yes, an Infomercial for an Air Defense System

[@leosekarfrancisxavier6946]

Very impressive video and clear explanation👌👌👌

[@paavanavenkatesh]

Libral congres and state wise partis only selfish not care national security For example akhilesh Clapp jinna Please vote present government for indian national security

[@flipadavis]

The biggest vulnerability of this system comes from its greatest ability. It's enormous and powerful radar signal. If the system is hidden too well then by the same token it can't see as well either. This means that just like a very expensive stealth fighter that is vulnerable to a missile attack from the S-400, the very expensive complete S-400 system itself is vulnerable to a salvo of cheap radar seeking ground-to-ground or air-to-ground missiles from the enemy. Even worse the S-400 is not only not a stealth system but is worse than a plain ol' non-stealth fighter since the S-400 system is lighting itself up like a beacon. So now you S-400 system needs a missile defense system for each S-400 battery to protect it from enemy missile attacks. This isn't really realistic so instead the only counter to an enemy attack against your radar installations is to have lots of them with lots of reserves, expecting that most will get destroyed in the first moments of any attack. So if you have more expensive S-400 batterys in numbers than your enemy has in cheap radar seeking missiles then and only then can you keep their stealth craft out of your airspace. In war there is never an easy silver bullet to solve any problem.

[@laughingdaffodils5450]

You put the long range search radar in the most central and well defended position, with lots of point defense. It is indeed impossible to hide (from radar.) The other components are less obvious, however. They're all mounted on trucks and can move fairly quickly from place to place, and can be positioned around the central location, at some distance, where they can engage any incoming package long before it's in range to hit that central radar. All of these components can be and often are protected by separate short range systems as well - particularly that central radar. Of course a successful HARM attack on it would degrade the effectiveness of all elements, and of course it's possible, but don't think there aren't countermeasures.

[@flipadavis]

@@laughingdaffodils5450 The "long range" radar has only 400 km range. The video is incorrect saying it is 600 km. It also doesn't mention that even though the radar can see 400km they don't have a high speed supersonic surface to air missile with any range beyond 250 miles . Even then the 40N6 which can fly at 6 times the speed of sound for 250 miles is not very manuverable and it's intended targets are AWACS and refueling vehicles, not fast manuverable fighters. Point is the S-400 is just one layer and not a silver bullet. It isn't magic and is vulnerable to superior tactics if not fielded in overwhelming numbers.

[@flipadavis]

@@laughingdaffodils5450 "U.S. warplanes can launch several types of air-launched antiradiation missiles designed to locate active radar stations, notably the AGM-88 HARM which has a ninety-mile range, and the AGM-158, which can traverse up to six hundred miles on the extended-range variant. These could target the radars an S-400 depends on from beyond its optimal range against fighter-type targets. RC-135W Rivet Joint electronic-warfare planes could also assist in detecting the electromagnetic activity around hostile radar sites, making them easier to eliminate one by one from a distance. A common SEAD tactic is to use forward aircraft to bait the defenders into turning on their radars and opening fire-thereby allowing the antiradar missiles to locate their targets."

[@laughingdaffodils5450]

@@flipadavis No, the maximum range of the missile is 400km. The maximum range of the search radar depends on the size of the target, like with any radar - it can track larger targets out to about 600km, typical fighter jets out to around 400km, and stealth fighters or cruise missiles to around 250km. You're right it's no silver bullet, it's not magic, nothing is. But you're wrong in saying they couldn't possibly defend them with point defenses (they do) and in painting the HARM as a magic bullet going the other way. Keep in mind should there be real use of this system, it won't be in isolation. It will be in tandem with an air force of some kind, and even an air force that would be completely incapable of effective offensive action into your airspace may still be capable of effective defensive action, within their own airspace and working together with SAM systems.

[@artsnow8872]

@@flipadavis Igor, "Damn, Vlad Put In, they don't play fair! They shoot back! Don't they realize a nice, shiny S-400 system costs much rubles?!"

[@anttikukkonen156]

"On a par with anything the US has to offer..." You must be kidding! What does the US has that is on a par with S-400? The answer is clear: nothing, absolutely nothing. If I am wrong, do provide me with one example.

[@kyllerkill]

Literally anything. You’d be crazy to put much faith in anything Russia makes in comparison to the u.s. I don’t think America worries too much about any country that has a Russian made anti-air system. Only thought that have is what plane do they use to drop the bomb that blows the second rate equipment away.

[@zesterfrost_music]

Lmao look at the video! If the US isn't concern about the S-400, they wouldn't sanction any country who plans of buying them.

[@MardukTheSunGodInsideMe]

Let me use your own logic against you. If Stealth is countered by S400 why is Russia making stealth planes?

[@someonespotatohmm9513]

@@MardukTheSunGodInsideMe Because it isn't black and white. You don't counter or have stealth, you are more or less detectable and more or less vissable.

[@mukwanatimothy6426]

@@MardukTheSunGodInsideMe it's because their stealth planes will be invisible to western raders

[@clifforddicarlo9178]

Needs to be updated or reevaluated given S400's demonstrated performance in Ukraine.

[@ektatiwari9471]

Thank you so much sir. Please make more videos on defence technology.

[@wiryantirta]

To add the US sanctions against potential S-400 buyers, take Turkey where the US really didn't want Turkey to purchase the system, despite not an adversary (and if anything a former F-35 program member). There is a no such thing as a completely invisible aircraft. If it exists, it will have tell-tale signature / emissions etc (its just going to be harder to find them amidst background noise etc). The problem with a country having F-35s and S-400s in close proximity is that the it makes it easy to deduct what kind of emissions / signatures the F-35 leave behind. I mean, you can correlate certain readings picked up by the S-400 with the F-35 that the same country have operating in known flight paths etc. Not to mention there will be Russian technicians and personnel present at least during set up, hence the fear that they will report back on their findings. If you think the US is the only ones being pissed at the IAF, imagine what happened when the Russians heard that the IAF wanted to put European Meteor air-to-air missiles on the vaunted Su-30MKI. Oh imagine having MBDA technicians read over the Bars-radar source code... Good job pissing off both sides!

[@randomdude8202]

S400 batteries in Syria already picked up data due to F35 operations of Israel in Syria, and Israel says they did not get intercepted. So either Russians did not intervene, or they simply did not detect and/or identify them. And I am sure they sent all the radar sensor records they picked during that ops to homeland for investigation. So argument about Turkey is pointless.

[@estrobedaaxios2329]

Considering how accurate the Russian strikes against Ukraine has been, I am very sceptical to the system's capabilities. 😅. Better safe than sorry sure, but I don't think it's up to spec tbh

[@gababad3252]

Thank you. But Russian hardware is only on paper. Not on reality. This is an easy target for U.S fire power. Huge different between U.S and Russia. Its already proven. Russia cant even push this to ukraine.

[@barryvogel8971]

I like you my brother you are telling the truth

[@NA1L3D]

There is more to war than the latest cutting-edge tech. A battalion of these launch systems costs $300 million. Each missile in it, $6.8 million. There are only 32 missiles in a battalion. It's not a cheap system that is easily/quickly resupplied. A U.S. Tomahawk missile costs $1.9 million. There is a cost ratio factor and an economic power difference between adversaries. I.E., who can play the game the longest? Even if this s-400 had a 100% kill capability, the U.S. could easily saturate this radar site with cruise missiles and force them to expend all of their supply. This would render the site useless. If it doesn't have a 100% kill capability, which no system does, then only one of the cruise missiles has to hit its target. Game over. In 2017, the U.S. obliterated a Syrian base known to be operated by Russians. 59 cruise missiles saturated the area. There wouldn't be much that the s-400 could've done to stop that. One could argue that more s-400 missile batteries would've been effective to stop all Tomahawks, but no country interested in the s-400 is capable of playing that economic game.