well, this thread is , well..................stupid
i mean all this crap is based in this
between the late 1970s and 1985 nobody less but the chief of the Phazotron Design Bureau was supplying all possible information about such projects
R-23, R-24, R-33, R-27, and R-60, S-300, as well as about fighter-interceptor aircraft like MiG-29, MiG-31, and Su-27 and their radars directly to the
CIA
lol, i mean the mig 29 is based in the f15??, the 31 in the f14??, THE S300 IS A COPY OF THE PATRIOT???

, hell how can compare both systems , are
veeery diferent , an air defence system with a semi-anti ballistic system???, tssss..
actually the US purchased s300 by the anti-ballistics performance, not to "see the grade of reverse engieenery from the great american
tech"


all the nations uses spies to gather info of the defences systems, that is one thing, other is to copy a design


why the people dont like to accept that actualy were scientifics, reasearch teams, investigators to develop a defense system???, actually the russian
industry was always very strong in the rocketry and radars tech
btw by "wonders american tech" im not saying that the tech is crap in a sarcastic way, im only saying -with some sarcasm- the way of thinking of
some guys that believe in that "all the people is trying to copy the wonders of the american tech"
[edit on 7-12-2005 by grunt2]