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2018-10-09 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Russia says it provided Syria with 24 advanced S-300 launchers for free

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Posted by trailing wife 2018-10-09 00:33|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 Aside from the obvious electronic signatures, very large and difficult to hide.

Target folders are likely updated in the morning and again in the late afternoon.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-10-09 01:03|| 2018-10-09 01:03|| Front Page Top

#2 So,this was a BOGO, or did Assad have a coupon?

Posted by ed in texas 2018-10-09 07:16|| 2018-10-09 07:16|| Front Page Top

#3 It is hardly like Syria can pay for it.

Posted by bernardz 2018-10-09 08:34|| 2018-10-09 08:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Seems interesting to me that now Russia is giving them to Syria. After the US and Israel have been bombing the place with impunity. And with Israel posting video of them taking out a short range SAM that is supposed to shoot down missiles too....

I think the foreign orders for Russian anti-air missiles are tanking and they need to prove it does work.

Posted by DarthVader 2018-10-09 08:53|| 2018-10-09 08:53|| Front Page Top

#5 Probably had a lot of "chimp" versions available after sales tanked.... capitalism is a bitch, Vlad.

Posted by Unaiting Noodleman6211 2018-10-09 09:16|| 2018-10-09 09:16|| Front Page Top

#6 It isn't free of charge if it costs you an IL-20.

Posted by swksvolFF 2018-10-09 09:29|| 2018-10-09 09:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Used, and factory refurbished.
Kinda like a 'certified used car'.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-10-09 10:28|| 2018-10-09 10:28|| Front Page Top

#8 #7 Used, and factory refurbished.

"Only bombed once"

Posted by Frank G 2018-10-09 10:30|| 2018-10-09 10:30|| Front Page Top

#9 Cannot recall where but I think that number is much lower.

Posted by Woodrow 2018-10-09 13:41|| 2018-10-09 13:41|| Front Page Top

#10 From The War Zone. Links to other sources. Some opinions.

BY JOSEPH TREVITHICK
OCT 2, 2018

Syria Finally Gets Its S-300 SAM System, But It's A Token Capability At Best
Assad has only received four launchers and the Russians say it will take three months to train enough Syrians to operate them.

Posted by Woodrow 2018-10-09 19:59|| 2018-10-09 19:59|| Front Page Top

#11 The real deterrence are the Russians manning the systems.

Posted by Thaviter Gleash6830 2018-10-09 20:41|| 2018-10-09 20:41|| Front Page Top

#12 I can just picture Vlad grinning and saying, "They may have been free of charge, Hafez...but there's always a price."

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2018-10-09 21:56|| 2018-10-09 21:56|| Front Page Top

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