The SAM busters

摘要

Since Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and the resulting US-led Operation 'Desert Storm' in 1991, major conflicts involving the US and its allies, with the exception of Afghanistan, have witnessed air forces grappling with the threat presented by modern surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) connected to sophisticated air-search and targeting radar as components of integrated air defence systems (IADSs).