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If an all-out war breaks out between Russia and Ukraine, as Russian forces cross the border between the two countries, Ukraine’s ability to fight back will depend in large part on the quality of its military equipment, much of which comes from the U.S.
The U.S. has supplied Ukraine with Javelin anti-tank missiles, rifles and night vision equipment. And Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told Fox News’ “Special Report” that the U.S. has agreed to send more defensive weapons to his country.
This raises the question: Who has better military technology, the U.S. or Russia?
The answer is not as clear-cut as it may have been in recent decades, as Russia has poured funding into its military development.
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“This isn’t the old Soviet military,” former Marine and current Heritage Foundation senior research fellow Dakota Wood told Fox News.
A tank drives along a street after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of Russian troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine following the recognition of their independence, in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine, Feb. 22, 2022.
(REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko)
Wood said that Russia’s invasion of Georgia in 2008 revealed its weaknesses and was a “major lesson” for the Kremlin. As a result, he said, “Russians have put a lot of money into modernizing their forces” while reducing the size of its army.
Retired Gen. Jack Keane said the U.S. is “overall superior to Russia in military capability on the ground, in the air and at sea.”
“However in last two decades, Russia has worked on improving their military systems and have a number of excellent capabilities – which the U.S. has, as well,” Keane added.
Russian improvements have come in air defense systems, fighter/bomber aircraft, offensive/hypersonic missiles, armor/mechanized…
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