Also, the whole operation, including the miss costs about the same as a single cruise missile. No coincidence there.

So you’re admitting that you’re here to cast doubt on the US while hyping Russia. Just that you have not made that overt statement yet. Thanks for clarifying.

They “train” every day they’re not flying real missions. The idea is that they see everything they shoot as an inanimate object. Wouldn’t want them freezing up when they’re shooting things with humans inside.

Says the guy hyping up the Russian military. Gtfo here Pavel.

Bc of one miss? They’ve been missing thousands of times a day for a year. Targets WITH heat signatures. I’m sure they have better things to worry about right now, Valerie.

They’re not designed for tracking balloons.

Imagine if they had like some sort of flying craft that could carry a gun.

They’re programmed to destruct before hitting the ground. Fighters also use self depleting rounds that disintegrate.

They absolutely get made fun of by the other pilots.

Came here to say this. The missed sidewinder is probably the only cost. Those planes would have been flying anyway. Possibly even shooting expensive missiles at dummy targets.