[Frumious Bandersnatch]

OTOH, this is, in a way much better news than originally reported. I was wondering why they couldn't take out a drone. Now that we know it was a Silkworm (or a derivative thereof), we have a reasonable explanation.

I would think that, after this experience, Israel runs with an enhanced CAP including AWACS. It might be hard to detect the missile, but it should be fairly easy to determine where it came from and, possibly, fire retaliatory attacks at the missile launch site before the missile reaches it's target.

Betcha the radar operators are more alert in the Israeli Navy too...

[Jeff Head]

Heads are going to roll. Four sailors dead and one of their best AAW vessels mission killed. The fact it was there indicates the IDF was aware of and prepared for an AAW engagement.

If AWACS wasn;t already there, someone will pay. If the systems were not properly data linked, someone will pay, if the system was not properly deployed, someone will pay. Then the IDF, the USN, and all of our allies will learn from the experience. Trouble is, so are our enemies.