Russia’s Use of Car Tires on Top of Military Jets Finally Explained
Reduce fragmentation damage, confuse infrared imagers, or just the newest Russian fashion statement hitting the tarmac. Now we know!
Last fall, many defense analysts, myself included, pondered the wisdom of Russia putting car tires on the fuselage of their expensive military aircraft.
Russia was first observed using tires to help shield Tu-95 and Tu-160 bombers at the Engels-2 Air Base from attack in the fall of 2023.
