Re:Space-Track confirms presence of 4 secret payloads on Glo...
by nradov on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @09:46AM
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NATO is already operating reconnaissance and EW flights just outside of Ukrainian airspace. The SR-71 wouldn't be survivable against the latest generation of Russian air defense systems. Even when it was still operational, the Air Force quickly stopped flying over Soviet territory because the risk of being shot down was too high. Instead they would fly at the edge of Soviet airspace and look in with powerful sensors.
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Re:Space-Track confirms presence of 4 secret payloads on Glo...
by tomatotomato37 on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @03:59PM
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Not even really the latest, the high speed flight of the SR-71 was generally detectable enough that they could coordinate a fleet of MiG-25 interceptors basically on a timer to be in the vincinity of its flight path long enough for a radar lock. The resources expended to coordinate and fly such an intercept weren't really worth it for anything more than posturing, but it worked well enough to dissuade the US from doing any actual attempts to breach their airspace