[Zhang Fei]

Syrian government outlet puts the credibility of the S-300 system (and possibly its sibling, the S-400) on the line. Will Israeli warplanes now start falling from the sky? Will Russian S-300 operators assigned to Syria start returning in body bags? Stay tuned.

[NorthMountain]

Did the Syrians get the real S300/S400, or the monkey model?

[Track9]

That just qualifies them as really good targets.

[AlaskaErik]

Now the world once more gets to see how poorly Russian military equipment performs. You’d think they’d have learned their lesson by now.

[Ingtar]

I suspect the Russians are looking for excuses, not results.

[doorgunner69]

Good opportunity to get some nice emission signature captures. The waveform data should be quite useful.

[oldplayer]

Approximately 25 fixed-wing aircraft were lost in the Iraq war. There has been more than a decade of improvements made in missile technology. They are deadly.

Anti-missile defenses have also been improved.

The question remains as to whether the offense or the defense has made the most strides. It will be a dangerous experiment for the players on each side.

[Magnum44]

[FreedomNotSafety]

You makes your money on replacement parts and upgrades.

[fatman6502002]

I suspect we’re going to see a lot of crappy Russian SAM systems being taken out by Israeli F-35’s.

[PapaBear3625]

Will Israeli warplanes now start falling from the sky? Will Russian S-300 operators assigned to Syria start returning in body bags?

Or maybe Israel will just stay out of Syrian airspace.