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2018-09-21 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Friend or Foe System not to blame for downing of Russian aircraft off Syrian coast: MoD

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Posted by trailing wife 2018-09-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 If that's the case then how can the Russians and Syrians effectively interoperate in Syria?

There have never been any precedents for the transfer of such a system, together with Russian identification codes, to another state, and in principle cannot be,

Wouldn't the question be if the Syrians gave the Russians the codes/information they'd need to make Russian aircraft identify themselves as friendlies to Syrian air defense?

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2018-09-21 08:03|| 2018-09-21 08:03|| Front Page Top

#2 US Army Field Manual (FM) 3-52, Chapter 4, beginning on pages 4-1, Airspace Control Measures.

Fairly basic stuff for operations in a combat theater or zone, unless of course you're a Russian or a Muzzie. Cool, easy to understand graphics. The author uses both fast mover and cargo aircraft as well as nifty box illustrations for the non-reader.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-09-21 08:16|| 2018-09-21 08:16|| Front Page Top

#3 We're assuming an outside actor didn't change the air defense system's settings.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2018-09-21 08:27|| 2018-09-21 08:27|| Front Page Top

#4 We're assuming an outside actor didn't change the air defense system's settings.

Yes, well, hmmm. May need to take this discussion to the Burg 'high side.'

Posted by Besoeker 2018-09-21 08:29|| 2018-09-21 08:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Worth a read
https://theaviationist.com/2018/09/19/lets-recap-everything-we-know-about-the-russian-il-20m-shot-down-by-a-syrian-s-200-missile-system-yesterday/

Posted by bernardz 2018-09-21 09:27|| 2018-09-21 09:27|| Front Page Top

#6 Link to Bernardz #5.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-09-21 09:35|| 2018-09-21 09:35|| Front Page Top

#7 so the takeaway is that Russian recon planes are as stealthy as a locomotive....

Posted by Punky Jaith7709 2018-09-21 11:46|| 2018-09-21 11:46|| Front Page Top

#8 so the takeaway is that Russian recon planes are as stealthy as a locomotive....

To be fair, a lot of people use civilian passenger airframes for surveillance, recon and maritime patrol. We certainly do. They were never meant to be stealthy.

Posted by SteveS 2018-09-21 14:52|| 2018-09-21 14:52|| Front Page Top

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