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> Ironically enough it most probably can't even use the thermal seekers on Kh-38Ms and KABs
Slaving your missiles to the platform sensors and avionics has been normal since the 1960s, the only difference were (too dumb) some IR/contrast seekers if the missile can't have an internal INS reference and memory (the pre-1970s sidewinders had no internal memory for example, it was purely electromechanical). Russia/soviets used to integrate everything to the airframe so it's less noticeable. And the problem aren't the individual components but the whole system and its weak link with the rest of their military. They know that but networking is incredibly expensive and for their partner exports and parades it's a waste of money.

>Holy shit, that's Ukrainian MiG-29's jerry rigged Western JDAMs.
For some weapons Ukraine was using "smart" pods, aka a complete a pod with basic NATO avionics controlled with a tablet or something like that, more like a patch.