A detailed look at the S-300P anti-aircraft missile system
Link: http://ausairpower.net/APA-Grumble-Gargoyle.html
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30947125
@PawelK @hn50 The CCCP did the same thing with an American designed Sidewinder. It advanced their missile technology by at least a decade according to the Soviet Scientists.
The trick is to Reverse Engineer, document and make the system far more capable than the design could have ever been. But yes, it's fair game and so is Russia's new tank technology. Possibly their Kalashnikov weapons too, seems dumb but the modern AK 100 series makes the the AK74 look like a
@PawelK @hn50 Zastava.