Iran’s S-400: What Happened to Air Defenses Built to Fight B-2 Bombers?

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Iran’s S-400: What Happened to Air Defenses Built to Fight B-2 Bombers?© A B-2 Spirit makes a low pass flyover during the 2024 Warriors Over the Wasatch Open House and Air Show June 29, 2024, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The B-2 Spirit, the predecessor to the new B-21 Raider, has been the U.S. Air Force's premiere stealth bomber for more than 20 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

Key Points and Summary: Despite Iran reportedly taking delivery of advanced Russian S-400 air defense systems in August 2024, the batteries have been conspicuously ineffective during Israel's recent massive air assault.

-The Israeli Air Force has flown with virtual impunity over Iran, striking key targets without any confirmed losses to the S-400, a system touted by Moscow as a world-beater.

-This failure, following significant losses of S-400s and other advanced systems in Ukraine, is reportedly causing alarm in Moscow, with Russian military officials and commentators now openly questioning the reliability of their own air defense technology against sophisticated Western electronic warfare, stealth, and suppression capabilities.
What Happened With Russia’s “All-Powerful” S-400 in Iran?

L’aéroporte Le Bourget, Paris - America has hit Iran's nuclear facilities with B-2 Spirit stealth bombers. And yet, Iran seemed to have a solution to this, courtesy of Russia. Experts ask: Where are the famous Russian-made Almaz-Antei S-400 air defense batteries? Should they not have been downing Israeli warplanes left and right by now and taking on those B-2 bombers?
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