September 12, 2007

This is just a test 1..2..3..4

What was the story behind last week's reported Israeli raid into Syria? Noah Pollak quotes Time Magazine:

The recently developed Pantsyr, which its Russian manufacturers claim is immune to jamming, includes surface-to-air missiles and 30mm Gatling guns, providing complete defensive coverage for a range of eleven to twelve miles and six miles in altitude. Pantsyr batteries could pose a serious challenge to either an Israeli or a U.S. air strike on Iran. So were the Israeli aircraft playing a perilous game of chicken to assess the capabilities of the Pantsyr system in response to their countermeasures? Some in Syria believe so.

Looks like JoshuaPundit was correct.

Actually, it's likely that they did, in order to recon the Syrian missile buildup and prove Syrian air defenses now that the Russians have sold them all that new hardware.

Nice call.

more here.

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Posted by SoccerDad at September 12, 2007 4:58 AM | TrackBack
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Comments

Wait are they allowed to give a test so close to Yuniff?

May Hashem Grant you and Yours a happy and heathy new year!!!

Posted by: Sammy Benoit at September 12, 2007 6:29 AM

Ed Morrissy is reporting that a US Administration official believes The Israelis think North Korea sold some nuclear material to Syria. It is maybe a strike on a nuclear facility much like the attack in Iraq in 1981.

Posted by: Doug Purdie at September 13, 2007 1:47 PM