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U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine confirmed Ukraine's first air-to-air kill after an F-16 shot down a Russian Su-35. (imgur.com)
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[–] Burstar@sopuli.xyz 3 points 22 hours ago

I think the confusion is that the techniques employed are to tire the missile out, not dodge them. It is possible to dodge in some cases, but, this is due to limitations in missile's radar (and/or energy) far more than the fighter outmaneuvering something that can do 20g turns at mach 7. Thus, the maneuverability metric that originally brought on this entire conversation is not nearly as beneficial as described as they don't need to turn on a dime, just in the right direction at the right time.