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Originally Posted by bob
“testing a ton of weapon systems”
I thought we were just giving them old equipment that otherwise we were going to have to decommission?
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I don't know if they were going to be decommissioned but they were older ammo and earlier/less sophisticated versions of Patriots.
But yeah, I don't think we've tested Patriots against (supposedly) hypersonic missiles, Russian aircraft etc. Probably also tested how to hide and protect the Patriots from counter battery/attacks. Some UK missiles did some nice damage also.
Probably some new drone technology & countermeasures. Don't think we've tested Javelins against Russian tanks etc. Toss in HIMARS. And maybe, some F-16 air-to-air action next year.
Basically, an open ended proving ground for the first year and half ... for both/all sides.