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Why did the Russian air defense can not stop the air strikes Israel on Syria

Why did the Russian air defense can not stop the air strikes Israel on Syria

Russia has deployed in Syria, some of their best air defense systems, to keep at a distance of American missiles and aircraft, because the air force and the US Navy fought against Daishev in the immediate vicinity of the Russian troops, but this, it would seem, impenetrable defense regularly overcomes Israeli aircraft.

In April last year, has shaken Syria rocket attack, which, It turned out, It led to an ammunition depot fire, and the explosion was so strong, that it could be registered as an earthquake of magnitude 2,6 points. Besides, is believed, dozens of Iranians were killed.

When Israel has released a video in May last year, where one of his bombs destroys the Russian air defense system, Russian media have published explanations, why could not stop attacking missiles.

In September 2018 year during another Israeli raid on Iranian arms depots in Syria, Syrian air defense forces was mistakenly shot down by a Russian radio-electronic reconnaissance aircraft IL-20. , Killing 15 human. Russia accused Israel of purposefully passage under the Il-20 to confuse Syria antiaircraft defense, forcing her to bring down a friendly aircraft. Soon, Moscow granted the Syrians more sophisticated air defense system, anti-aircraft missiles S-300.

Russia highly values ​​its C-300 and other means of missile defense and publicly ridicules the US with their stealth aircraft, implying, that can shoot them down. At the time, Russia announced, that block the satellite navigation in the region, and counting, that its new protection will prevent further Israeli attacks. While they could not do that. Somehow, Israel has continued to strike targets on Syrian territory by the fourth generation of fighter-bombers F-16.

On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged this week, that the Air Force of his country conducted hundreds of raids in Syria, and during one of them was recently dealt a blow on Iran's weapons near Damascus International Airport.

Initially, Russia deployed its air defenses in Syria, not to let the powerful countries, such as the US, attack on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and then - to protect their own Air Force, stationed in Syria.

The United States has long been opposed to Assad, as he brutally suppressed peaceful protests 2011 year, and is also accused of torture, war crimes and the use of chemical weapons against civilians during a bloody seven-year civil war. But the United States has never attacked Syria with the help of cruise missiles, and Syria has never declared intercept missiles.

According to experts, There are two likely reasons, which Syrian air defense forces can not cope with the task: Israel has the ability to overcome the Syrian air defense system; Syrian military are not able to shoot down Israeli planes.

"One of the features of tactics Israelis, when they make their rather bold strokes within range of Syrian air defenses, is the use of powerful electronic warfare ", - he said in an interview with Business Insider Justin Bronk, specialist in air battles of the British Royal Institute of Defense Studies.

Bronk believes, Israel, a close ally of America, who takes part in major training activities in the US, He has achieved great success in the "roll-over" of the Syrian air defense systems. Israel sees Iran's supply of weapons through Syria as a threat to its existence. While Israel maintains relations, both in the United States, and with Russia, two major players in the Syrian conflict, Netanyahu stated emphatically, Israel does not stop at nothing, to prevent Iran's advanced weapons in the hands of Hezbollah.

In the course of more than a hundred raids, which Netanyahu said,, Israel lost only one aircraft. Bronk attributes this to "a lot of tricks, invented in decades "by Israel to suppress Syrian air defense forces. Lt. Col. USMC Retired David Burke, former pilot F-35, F-22 и F-18, said Business Insider, that the Israelis are "innovative, creative and aggressive ways to maximize the capabilities of all weapons systems, they use ".

Why did the Russian air defense can not stop the air strikes Israel on Syria

It illuminated the sky over Damascus missile fire, when the US launches an attack on Syria, striking at different parts of the capital, 14 April 2018 of the year

Syria is clearly not able to repel air attacks on targets in its territory. While the Russian air defense offer US military strategy a serious pause, Syria has yet to prove himself. In the cases of strikes American Tomahawk missile in April 2017, and then in April 2018 of the year, Syria claimed, Both times a considerable part of the missiles was intercepted, but Damascus has not provided any evidence.

Besides, Photo, made during the second strike on Syria, show Syrian air defenses, launching interceptor missiles on ballistic trajectories. This strongly suggests that, Syrians just blindly shooting into the night sky, being unable to detect the enemy, while American missiles hit targets throughout the country.

Finally, that fact, Syria shot down a Russian plane-friendly, It speaks about the lack of coordination and situational awareness, whether it be due to outdated equipment, the effectiveness of Israeli electronic warfare, or simply a lack of staff.

That fact, Israel is still able to strike targets in Syria, when there already operates modern Russian air defense system, shows, that Israel has its own special tactics, against which Syria can not put effective defense mode, or about, that Russia is simply a blind eye to Israeli attacks on Iranian facilities in the region.

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