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Hezbollah acquires advance Russian air-defense systems
2016-04-14
[Wash Times] Israeli intelligence has confirmed to the German newspaper Bild, that Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terrorist army that has vowed to destroy the Jewish state, has acquired advanced Russian anti-aircraft weapons systems that were given by the Russian military to the Syrian armed forces, reports The Times of Israel. The SA-17 Buk missile battery is a game changer and will directly threaten Israeli aircraft operating in northern Israel and the region.

This development would be "interesting," said Nadav Pollack, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Studies, whose research focuses on Hezbollah. "It’s a big deal. Israel calls these weapons ’tie-breakers,’ " Pollack said, using a Hebrew phrase similar to the English "game-changer." The Buk is a derivative of the system that shot down a civilian airliner over East Ukraine, killing all aboard, in 2014.

The SA-17 can target high to low altitude aircraft at medium range and is mobile, making it harder to find and destroy. Israel has destroyed multiple anti-aircraft systems before while being transferred to Hezbollah. Many analysts believe these were in fact SA-17s, highlighting the seriousness with which the Israeli Air Force views the weapon.

The private intelligence company, StratFor has also stated that Hezbollah is building fortified positions inside Syria to attack Israeli forces. We have written before here at Threat Assessment that Hezbollah has stated that after the Syrian civil war winds down, Hezbollah will focus their efforts again on destroying the Jewish state.
Posted by:Besoeker

#7  What if Israel straps a bunch of Korans to their warplanes? Arabs couldn't shoot at them, right?

/sarc
Posted by: Iblis   2016-04-14 19:58  

#6  Prepare for the yapping of "world community" when such batteries, placed inside villages, are destroyed.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-04-14 15:09  

#5  Badman this is the ticket:

The M107 was also used by the Israel Defense Forces in the various Arab–Israeli conflicts from the Yom Kippur War on. During the Yom Kippur War it was one of the few weapons able to destroy Egyptian and Syrian anti-aircraft missile positions. Of the 15 SA-2 batteries lost by Egypt on the east bank of the Suez Canal, 13 were destroyed by M107s. When the IDF crossed the Suez Canal in Operation Gazelle, M107 SP guns were among the first to cross together with tanks and APC's. M107s also had sufficient range to hit the Syrian capital of Damascus.

When these guns were outranged by rocket fire from Tyre, they were upgraded with the addition of extended range, full-bore ammunition and new powder supplied by Gerald Bull's Space Research Corporation. This allowed operations over 50 km with increased accuracy. The IDF acquired over 200 vehicles.[8] In IDF service, the M107 is known as the Romach (spear or lance).

from Wiki
Posted by: Shipman   2016-04-14 14:05  

#4  Somehow I think the Israelis have a way to kill this thing pretty quickly.
Posted by: DarthVader   2016-04-14 13:06  

#3  will directly threaten Israeli aircraft operating in northern Israel and the region

Northern Israel is Lebanon, with 'the region' as Jordan and Syria. What's the Buk defense dome missile radius, 20 miles? Is that really a threat with a Tomahawk standoff range of 200 miles?
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-04-14 11:33  

#2  Ima thinkern 'drones' meself.
Posted by: Pappy   2016-04-14 10:59  

#1  Buk, meet Israeli 155mm artillery.
Posted by: badanov   2016-04-14 07:53  

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