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by afrodc_ 2133 days ago
Thanks have a much more robust complement of armor compared to an aircraft. They defeat the mechanism of armor penetration in munitions before impacting the armor. They still take a significant beating after the munition is "defeated". Airplanes don't have armor in the same way a tank has. Even small arms fire can take out an aircraft, generally speaking.
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They now have active intercept systems: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophy_(countermeasure)