During the exercise Africa Lion 2021, held under the leadership of the United States in the countries of North and West Africa, simulated attacks on Russian anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) S-400 "Triumph", writes The Drive.
The publication notes that the relevant events were held, in particular, in Morocco.
The Drive writes that B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers and F-16C/D Viper fighters could be used to destroy the S-400 Triumph.
The publication recalls that among the countries of Africa, the Russian-made air defense system has, in particular, Algeria, which is armed with the S-300 "Favorite".
In May, The National Interest magazine wrote that the S-500 Prometheus air defense system is capable of" killing " American fifth-generation F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II fighters.
In September 2019, the commander of the US Air Force in Europe, Jeffrey Harrigan , said that the Pentagon has a plan to break through the multi-layer air defense of the Kaliningrad region.
Ivan Potapov
