I am trying to remember so maybe you can confirm but didn’t the IMF shut down the radar last time they hit Syrian sites? I am wondering if they were making sure they still have that capability.
I will see if I can find anything.
RT:
10:58 GMT: Israel claimed a joint missile launch with the US in the Mediterranean Sea. The Israeli Defense Ministry spokesmen told journalists that they tested an “anchor” target missile used to check how well the anti-missile system known as “Arrow-2” functions. The launch took place at 06:15 GMT, the ministry spokesmen added.
Hmm ...
RT_com 3h
UPDATE: Syrian radar doesn’t detect any missiles landing on their territory - security source to TV http://on.rt.com/q000to
@RT_com 4h
BREAKING: Russia’s early radars detect launch of two ballistic rockets in Mediterranean – Defense Ministry http://on.rt.com/q000to
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REUTERS PICTURE: Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters inspect the remains of a jet fighter, which FSA said belongs to forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, after it crashed in Deir al- Zor September 2, 2013. It is unclear as to what caused the crash, with some members of the FSA claiming they shot it down. REUTERS/Mohamad Alfarati
by Amy Tennery (Reuters) 10:00 AM yesterday
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FLASHBACK:
http://fpif.org/turkish_f-4_activated_syrian_radar_to_scope_out_blind_spots/
By Conn Hallinan, June 27, 2012.
What was that Turkish F-4 Phantom II up to when the Syrians shot it down?
Ankara said the plane strayed into Syrian airspace, but quickly left and was over international waters when it was attacked, a simple case of carelessness on the part of the Turkish pilot that Syrian paranoia turned deadly.
But the Phantom—eyewitnesses told Turkish television that there were two aircraft, but there is no official confirmation of that observation—was hardly on a Sunday outing. According to the Financial Times, Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, told the newspaper “the jet was on a test and training mission focused on Turkey’s radar defense, rather than Syria.”
Translation: the F-4 was “lighting up” a radar net. It is a common—if dangerous and illegal—tactic that allows one to probe an opponent’s radar system. Most combat radar is kept in a passive mode to prevent a potential enemy from mapping out weaknesses or blind spots that can be useful in the advent of an attack. The probes also give you valuable information on how to neutralize anti-aircraft guns and ground to air missiles.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/29/russia-upgrades-radar-station-syria-aid-iran/
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
JERUSALEM — Russia has upgraded a surveillance station it maintains in Syrian territory in order to provide Iran early warning of an Israeli attack, according to the Israeli security-related blog Debkafile.
The surveillance station, located south of Damascus, had been able to monitor air traffic in Israel as far south as Tel Aviv, as well as northern Jordan and western Iraq.
