Posted on 10/05/2007 10:11:12 AM PDT by Signalman
The lid of secrecy covering the Sept. 6 Israeli air strike into Syria remains tight but one new theory emerging amid the speculation is that the Israeli conducted an electronic warfare exercise in preparation for future strikes or an attack on Iran.
Authoritative reports from the Middle East stated that the Israel operation included extensive electronic warfare jamming by aircraft. The Israeli were testing the capabilities of Russian-made air defenses, including both radar and missiles located near Damascus and south of Homs near the Lebanese northern border.
The raid was unprecedented in the blanket of jamming and electronic disruption that it caused over wide areas of Syria enroute to the target point, a base near the Euphrates River.
The jamming also affected parts of Lebanon and Israel but Syria was able to get a small amount of sensor information from one of its electronic eavesdropping stations and spot the Israeli infiltration.
The raid was part of a U.S. “masint” operation according to this theory, referring to the military practice known as measurement and signature intelligence that is designed to learn the chrematistics and capabilities of all weapons in a region that emanate electronic signals. The masint signatures are needed for targeting and for defeating air defense threats.
The daring raid would gain valuable intelligence needed for future strikes by both Israel and the United States in the region.
The U.S. military is considering attacks on both Syria and Iran to counter infiltration by insurgents and terrorists into Iraq, including the Iranian paramilitaries. Israel could use the data for its battle against Hizbullah and possibly a future strike on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Journalist Jack Wheeler raised this idea in a recent report when he stated that the identity of the target, whether nuclear facilities, missiles or Hizbullah terrorists is “not the story.”
“The primary point of the attack was not to destroy that target,” Wheeler said. “It was to shut down Syria's Russian air defense system during the attack. Doing so made the attack an incredible success. Syria is shamed and silent. Iran is freaking out in panic. Defenseless enemies are fun.”
I have a hunch that we also more powerful stuff in our arsenal that will make this system look like child's play = we don't let the enemy know about one new toy without having even newer ones lined up and ready...
Iran announced this week that it has deployed its own “new defense system.”
made where?
Oh, and they don't have any homosexuals either.
After rotating back to the states at Otis AFB we ran a NORAD mission with Canada with B57's. Somebody accidentally turned on the systems over NH/VT/ME on the way to the exercise. NO TV NO RADIO etc.
So then you weren't around for the 1965 or 1977 New York City blackouts? How convenient.
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Were you and EWO or a Raven?
EWS/ECM technician.
I totally agree. I took a stab at what happened in Project Orchard over at the We Came So Close thread, pinged you. Like someone else said, if you’re gonna pontificate, pontificate BIG, and once you assume the IDF actually made off with a functional nuke, it’s easier to derive scenarios.
Thanks for the ping. Good old American and Israeli technological know how and spirit does it again. It sort of reduces the enemy battle plan to nothingness.
Anything else?
I was, and I ain't talkin.
No that is pretty much it. Thanks.
I went to Mather in the mid 80’s and knew a couple of ravens who taught the EWOs. LOOOONg in the tooth LTC’s, late for the retirment seminar and couldnot wait! Couldn’t blame them. They did there time.
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Mahmoud: Achmend, I am getting something on my scope. The eeeeeeevil imperialist Americans and their Zionist lackeys are preparing to attack our sacred and holy islamist soil, may allahu be forever fubared.
Achmend: Yes, Mahmoud, my brother, I see them, to. We shall win a glorious victory and plant the flag of islamama over their ruins, may allahu be forever fubared and twice on Sundays.
Mahmoud: ARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHH! Mother of a pig, my screen went blank! Acmed? Achmend?
Achmend: ARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHH! Mother of the infidels, my screen went blank! Mahmoud? Mahmoud?
Flashing banner across the screen: We interrupt this program to bring you a special news bulletin. We are conducting a test of the emergency broadcasting system. If this was an actual emergency, you would be instructed to tune to your local emergency radio station for instructions. However, this is not an actual emergency. We just wanted to wish you happy birthday and to inform you that all of your radar, ECM, and missile sites belong to us. Y’all done been fubard real, real good! Have a nice day. Best wishes, the IDF and U.S. Special Forces!
P.S. Your mommas wear combat boots under their burkahs!
I don’t think it was a test. You don’t show your hand until you have to. If this was a test for Iran, Iran would already have been bombed by now.
Probably a demonstration for Iran for them to get in line. As the old saying goes ‘ If you f*** with the bull you get the horns.
All that would do is devastate and destroy their cities and villages and kill multitudes of civilians,thereby ensuring that we will be hated and despised for a good,long time.
The more I read about this Syria situation the more convinced I am that we should just sit back,confident that the enemy is vulnerable to attack and incapable of responding. If the reports are true it would be barbaric and sinful to do anything more than remain prepared and vigilant.
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