I've heard reports that the choppers were accompanied by formations of drones, perhaps they were used to take out guns and Manpads in its path. Both of those would require radar for targeting meaning they can be located and killed with the right equipment or decoyed.
Definitely! Manned-unmanned teaming seems like part of the secret sauce for heliborne ops in Absolute Resolve, I also think people probably underestimate just how hard it is to get a successful MANPADs shot off when you're taken by surprise and under fire.
Of all the problems that LatAm faces this is very, very low on the list.
The reason Latin America spends little on their militaries is that:
1. Borders are mostly stable so risk of invasion is low.
2. Competent, well armed armies are more likely to be used against their own citizens than in defense, so the budgets have been hollowed out. It's no wonder a military dictatorship is the most modern army around.
3. Our unstable economies can't afford modern systems.
Long range missiles would be a huge waste of time and money for most LatAm countries.
I've heard reports that the choppers were accompanied by formations of drones, perhaps they were used to take out guns and Manpads in its path. Both of those would require radar for targeting meaning they can be located and killed with the right equipment or decoyed.
Definitely! Manned-unmanned teaming seems like part of the secret sauce for heliborne ops in Absolute Resolve, I also think people probably underestimate just how hard it is to get a successful MANPADs shot off when you're taken by surprise and under fire.
Of all the problems that LatAm faces this is very, very low on the list.
The reason Latin America spends little on their militaries is that:
1. Borders are mostly stable so risk of invasion is low.
2. Competent, well armed armies are more likely to be used against their own citizens than in defense, so the budgets have been hollowed out. It's no wonder a military dictatorship is the most modern army around.
3. Our unstable economies can't afford modern systems.
Long range missiles would be a huge waste of time and money for most LatAm countries.