Syria says Russian missile defence system ‘ineffective’

[CrazyZ]

The Syrian military has criticised the Russian S-300 missile defence system, saying that it is largely ineffective against Israeli air strikes, Avia.pro reported yesterday. A Syrian military source told the Russian outlet that the radar used on the S-300 and the Pantsir-S systems has proven to be incapable of detecting and hitting Israeli cruise missiles on numerous occasions.

Other Russian air defence systems incorporated into Syria’s military infrastructure were said to be even more “backward”, such as the S-125, Osa and Igra air defence missiles.

This is not the first speculation about the effectiveness of these air defence systems, as they date back to the Soviet era and were supplied to the then USSR’s Syrian Baathist ally from the 1960s to the 1980s. They don’t bear comparison with more recent systems that Russia has manufactured, such as the S-400.

Radars which do work, however, are reportedly those manufactured and delivered by China in recent years, such as the long-range JY-27 and JYL-1 systems as well as the LLQ120 radar which detects low-altitude targets. These, the Syrian military has said, work successfully in their detection of Israeli missiles and help the success of some Russian air defence missiles. A potential solution, according to Avia.pro, could be to import more Chinese radars to work in conjunction with the Russian missiles.

Throughout Syria’s ongoing civil war, Israel has regularly carried out air strikes in order to destroy military sites, bases and facilities belonging to Iran and its proxies, who have been supporting the regime of Bashar Al-Assad. The Israelis want to prevent the creation of a land corridor from Iraq through Syria to Lebanon, by which Iran would transport arms, equipment and fighters.

The latest of these strikes took place last night, when Israeli helicopters fired on sites in southern Syria, causing limited damage. Another incident took place today when missiles reportedly hit a military cache in the western city of Homs, causing explosions. Syria has denied that this was an Israeli strike, however, saying that it was caused by “human error”.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200501-syria-says-russian-missile-defence-system-ineffective/

 

[Bismarck]

And they are right.

 

[Mithridates]

you should buy from us, just hang on there for 5 months.

 

[bsruzm]

Putin - Assad Marriage

 

[UKBengali]

Hardly a surprise and anyway the best way to detect low-flying cruise missiles is by having AEW planes.

Syria needs a proper air-defence network to defend itself.

 

[Foxtrot Delta]

Israeliz hit you with f35s and cruise missiles and u expect to be defended by those spikes..?

Make an airforce invade israel every day. Shoot them down in their own skies that is how you defend urself. Not hiding behind s300..

You guys in syria need a good airforce a potent one.

 

[Oublious]

OO ther is Russian operators story is busted.....

 

[DocEinstein]

Israeliz hit you with f35s and cruise missiles and u expect to be defended by those spikes..?

Make an airforce invade israel every day. Shoot them down in their own skies that is how you defend urself. Not hiding behind s300..

You guys in syria need a good airforce a potent one.

It is true that hiding behind and relying on one piece of defensive equipment is sheer stupidity and a good offense is part of any good defence.
However it is also true that Russian tech is pretty shitty and lagging far behind Western tech.
No wonder India is turning toward India phraand Dolaan Trumph more and more.
I am specifically not implying that Pakistan should be looking towards US tech for its future needs unless the impossible happens : ToT/ no strings attached /Cash on delivery/ guaranteed liability for withholding spares and parts (exception for intention of use against US).

 

[PakFactor]

The most important point in this article is this:

"Radars which do work, however, are reportedly those manufactured and delivered by China in recent years, such as the long-range JY-27 and JYL-1 systems as well as the LLQ120 radar which detects low-altitude targets. These, the Syrian military has said, work successfully in their detection of Israeli missiles and help the success of some Russian air defence missiles."

Can we now comfortably say that the Chinese have a much better R&D and Quality in their equipment compared to Russia via Radar Tech and elsewhere? This is big and good news, considering Syria is an active war zone and some Chinese equipment are now being tested?

@MastanKhan

 

[JonAsad]

The syrian regime should fall...

 

[Hack-Hook]

The syrian regime should fall...

well

and the list is becoming bigger

 

[Falcon29]

well

and the list is becoming bigger

Hamas toppled Lieberman and not Assad.

Much of those people just served their terms and finished.

Also Assad is posterboy for Russian, Eastern European, Chinese, Iranian, Iraqi interests. He's irrelevant. If Russia didn't intervene his regime would have collapsed.

 

[Philosopher]

Incompetent usage of any system can make it seem ineffective. The problem with systems like S-300/400 is many people see them as a silver bullet. In reality, these systems have to complemented with many underlying systems. If they are not, then it is much easier to defeat them.

 

[Indos]

It is true that hiding behind and relying on one piece of defensive equipment is sheer stupidity and a good offense is part of any good defence.
However it is also true that Russian tech is pretty shitty and lagging far behind Western tech.
No wonder India is turning toward India phraand Dolaan Trumph more and more.
I am specifically not implying that Pakistan should be looking towards US tech for its future needs unless the impossible happens : ToT/ no strings attached /Cash on delivery/ guaranteed liability for withholding spares and parts (exception for intention of use against US).

You need to look on this for better assessment of Russian true capability.

 

[Rukarl]

Those Syrian operators are either totally incompetent or not trained properly.