Today, there are many active or potential conflicts all over the world. In many cases, the West opposes the East in various ways, most often indirectly. Starting with the war in Ukraine, there is also the war between Israel and Hamas, the impending conflict between Iran and Israel, the Red Sea crisis, the various bloody conflicts in Africa, etc.
There are also potential or frozen conflicts, for example, between China and Taiwan, India versus Pakistan, Turkey versus Greece, as well as the Turkish occupation of Cyprus and Syria, to name a few.
In this context, it would be interesting to shed light on the "aircraft versus anti-aircraft" issue, in the form of the F-35A vs. S-400, which represents the much-vaunted Western spear against the formidable Russian shield, starting today, based on what is known from open sources and plausible estimates.
Summary
Characteristics of the S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft system
The S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler in NATO parlance) is an integrated air defense system, developed by Almaz-Antey. The system entered service in 2007, replacing the S-300P and S-200. According to Rosoboronexport, the S-400 system is capable of destroying all types of aerodynamic targets. in a radius of 380 km and up to an altitude of 30 km, as well as ballistic targets within a radius of 60 km.
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