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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| 'Syria buys advanced anti-aircraft missiles' |
| 2007-08-14 |
| Israeli media reported on Monday that Syria has acquired an array of advanced Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles as part of a military build-up ahead of a possible war with the Jewish state. Syria currently has "the densest anti-aircraft deployment in the world," Israel's mass-selling Yediot Aharonot daily quoted a military source as saying. "Syria has purchased from the Russians the world's most advanced surface-to-air missiles. This is the last word in plane interception technology. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 I believe the latest HARMs (active seeker) are designed to handle mobile radars as well as shutting the radar off. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-08-14 10:37 |
| #8 They are using mobile SAMs. And those are very worrisome. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2007-08-14 10:24 |
| #7 Nuke the sites from orbit. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-08-14 09:33 |
| #6 But it takes time, resources and lives to take out these SAMs and get at what they are protecting. In the mean time the Syrians will be firing missiles and rockets at Israeli population centers. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-08-14 09:27 |
| #5 Nothing a couple HARMs and cruise missiles wouldn't fix. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-08-14 09:25 |
| #4 "Advanced" is a relative term. I believe Saddam had a large, advanced military at one point in time as well. |
| Posted by: AllahHateMe 2007-08-14 09:11 |
| #3 Not to worry. If it comes to an air war, those SAM sites will be the first ones to go. Let 'em deplete their military funding with fixed defenses, then watch them "blow up real good" on the cable news. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2007-08-14 08:52 |
| #2 Syria currently NEEDS |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-08-14 03:41 |
| #1 Uh, could someone remind me again where syria gets money to do this? I thought their only export was pictures of chinless leader schmoozing with comrade nancy peloon... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2007-08-14 01:19 |