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Yeah Russia basically sent their junior varsity team and they wrecked Ukraine. I noticed early on all the old gear knowing damn well that Russia has a lot of much more modern equipment. It's like they wanted to use up the old stock while they were at it.
100% this. Our rogue government is doing the same, sending our old, obsolete gear that they know will be effectively countered by Russian systems. They then order new gear from their pals at Lockheed, Rand, General Dynamics, etc. Ukraine has gotten our hand-me-downs, pure and simple and their predictable failure against a superior enemy would give them pretext and justification for any escalation.
Just a factual point: The Rand Corporation is not a military systems vendor. They are a think tank, and their only product is study reports.
Thanks for the correction, my ignorance is showing. Need some damage control, quick. FJB!