Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia has explicitly established a boundary that strictly prohibits international flights. However, it is surprising that the state-of-the-art F-35 stealth fighter jet has reportedly intruded into Ukrainian airspace in defiance of the flight ban.
This information was not officially disclosed by Ukraine, NATO, or the United States, but was inadvertently revealed by Singapore's defense minister in his public speech. It is noteworthy that the Minister of Defense of Singapore, which has the F-35A, accidentally leaked the facts of the F-35's participation in the conflict during a congressional discussion.
According to the clues disclosed by Singapore, the F-35** fighter jets involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict are not directly confronting Russia, but play a key role as an information bridge.
They act as intelligence messengers for Ukraine and NATO allies, sharing intelligence on Russian air defenses gathered on the battlefield. This may be precisely the key factor in the repeated blows of the Russian air defense system.
It is worth noting that the loss of Russian fixed-wing aircraft was confirmed in the war report released by Ukraine, and it is widely speculated that NATO's support played a decisive role behind this continued performance.
Russia is facing unprecedented challenges, and recently a precious A50 early warning aircraft was unfortunately shot down by a Ukrainian S200 missile, according to Ukrainian public information, this missile is inferior to the Russian S300, S400 and S500.
Surprisingly, the S200 has a range of only about 200 kilometers, but it can already pose a threat to the Russian army's early warning agency, which undoubtedly disgraces Russia's military strength.
However, the number of A50s in the Russian army is not much, and it is reported that only 9 aircraft can be used in actual combat. Since the invasion of Ukraine, this loss has further reduced Russia's airborne early warning capabilities.
Since the escalation of tensions between Russia and Ukraine, it is estimated that Russia has lost three AWACS aircraft, two of which have suffered double blows from drones and anti-aircraft fire. Today, Russia is in a difficult situation, and there is news that they are restarting the production line of A50 AWACS aircraft.
While the use of the Il-76 platform is relatively feasible for Russia, the complex construction of the AWACS aircraft, which involves numerous system integrations, poses a serious challenge to Russia's current sluggish production rate.
Mass production of the A50 AWACS aircraft in the short term is an almost unattainable dream for Russia.