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Report: Russia sent Syria experts to upgrade air defense
haretz ^
| 02/10/2007
| By Haaretz Service
Posted on 10/02/2007 4:28:05 PM PDT by Flavius
The Times of London reported Tuesday that Russia has sent technicians to upgrade Syria's air defense system after Israeli electronic warfare systems allowed IAF warplanes to attack a target in Syria last month.
The Times account also said that the airborne electronic warfare system, which it said jammed the Russian-made radar and the Syrian army?s communications, was "believed to have been designed in readiness for a possible attack on Iran's nuclear sites."
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: russia; sept62007; syria
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hope IDF gets a cut they are ramping up Ruskies revenue stream
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posted on
10/02/2007 4:28:07 PM PDT
by
Flavius
To: Flavius
Russia has studied the big consulting firms well. I wonder how much Syria is paying for this scope change? :)
2
posted on
10/02/2007 4:34:50 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Fred Dalton Thompson for President)
To: NonValueAdded
betcha they will pay any price
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posted on
10/02/2007 4:37:53 PM PDT
by
Flavius
To: NonValueAdded
You should have told us you wanted to detect Jewish airplanes! That requires an upgrade costing... let me consult my price sheet... ahh, yes. Ten billion American dollars. In advance please; I'm afraid I have very little "wiggle room" on this.
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posted on
10/02/2007 4:39:00 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(I wasn't able to vote against Hitler, but I can vote NO on Hillary!)
To: Flavius
Is it too late to change to Chinese hardware?
5
posted on
10/02/2007 4:39:37 PM PDT
by
John123
("What good fortune for the governments that the people do not think" -- Adolf Hitler)
To: Flavius
I hope we and/or Israel hit Iran before any upgrades are done, although it probably won’t make any difference.
To: Flavius
Time for Isreal to target Syrias air defense systems (while the russiand are there working on them).
7
posted on
10/02/2007 4:42:53 PM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
(An enemy of Islam)
To: Flavius
“believed to have been designed in readiness for a possible attack on Iran’s nuclear sites.” .......... Practice makes perfect!
To: Flavius
The pentagon and IDF are laughing....
9
posted on
10/02/2007 4:50:39 PM PDT
by
shield
(A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
To: Flavius
Pootie must have gotten a pretty angry phone call from a really ticked-off Assad over the quality of the Russian air defense system that Syria paid $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for and got nothing out of.
Too funny!
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
i bet the IDF flew over his palace again sending him and his pride in two different directions
11
posted on
10/02/2007 5:04:34 PM PDT
by
Flavius
To: Flavius
Let us say you are a real smart, hard working Syrian engineer. Is there any way that you are going to sit and rot on top of a radar/missile site? If nothing happens, you rot for years. If something happens, you are smart enough to know that maybe the sneaky Jews have something. And, of course your NCO corps is just first rate, and you love your higher officers and, since everything breaks, wears down has bugs, the logistics train is on top of things like a sailor on a free hooker, right?
Nope, you are not going to do it. It would not be prudent.
So, Syrian batteries are broken, short parts, under trained, with weak NCO’s and lousy officers, all of whom are bored out of their minds and don’t trust their leaders, their underlings, their equipment or training.
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posted on
10/02/2007 5:23:17 PM PDT
by
Leisler
(Liberalism. It is not a philosophy, it is a disease.)
To: Flavius
The Times of London reported Tuesday that Russia has sent technicians to upgrade Syria's air defense system after Israeli electronic warfare systems allowed IAF warplanes to attack a target in Syria last month. Locking the barn door after the horses have gotten out.
...Chortle...
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posted on
10/02/2007 5:24:10 PM PDT
by
El Gato
("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
To: John123
Is it too late to change to Chinese hardware? Maybe it was Chinese built hardware. They build many Russian/Soviet designs. Sort of like they build many US designed toys. Probably used lead based paint on the radomes. Probably used pirated version 0.9 of the software too. Russkies just putting it back to spec and upgrading the software to the version 4.0.4 software (which is still not the latest version of course).
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posted on
10/02/2007 5:28:53 PM PDT
by
El Gato
("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
To: Flavius
I put bomb in Moose and Squirrel’s suitcase and who blows up? Me!
To: kinghorse
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posted on
10/02/2007 5:34:45 PM PDT
by
txhurl
(Yes there were WMDs)
To: Leisler
the logistics train is on top of things like a sailor on a free hooker, right? I resemble that remark! Never found one!
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posted on
10/02/2007 5:35:37 PM PDT
by
Randy Larsen
(I'M WITH FRED!)
To: John123
” Is it too late to change to Chinese hardware? “
Can’t. It’s all been recalled due to lead paint.
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posted on
10/02/2007 6:18:07 PM PDT
by
Humble Servant
(Keep it simple - do what's right.this)
To: John123
” Is it too late to change to Chinese hardware? “
Can’t. It’s all been recalled due to lead paint.
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posted on
10/02/2007 6:18:27 PM PDT
by
Humble Servant
(Keep it simple - do what's right.)
To: Flavius
Panic upgrade hmmm. I bet it doesn’t work any better than last time :^).
Since the attack never happened, what’s the big deal?
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posted on
10/02/2007 6:31:39 PM PDT
by
Tarpon
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