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Syria Shoots Down Russian Jet, Moscow Threatens Retaliation ‐ Against Israel |
2018-09-19 |
[Hot Air] If Syria shoots down a Russian jet, shouldn’t Russia be angry with ... Syria? One might think so, but the Russian defense ministry has other ideas. After Syrian anti-aircraft fire took down a Russian surveillance plane with 15 on board, Moscow threatened Israel with retaliation, accusing them of masking their attacks on Iranian installations as they targeted weapons transfers to Hezbollah:Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, the ministry spokesman, told reporters that 15 people were killed late Monday after Syrian air defenses — activated in response to Israeli strikes — hit a Russian surveillance plane as it scrambled to leave the area.How serious is this? BBC defense reporter Jonathan Marcus thinks “Russia’s anger is real,” but their blamecasting is mainly for show: |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#12 IFF = Identification Friend or Foe. It doesn't work if your missile crew is incompetent. |
Posted by: Fred 2018-09-19 22:04 |
#11 Hey Burgs - wouldn't Russia planes have transponders to prevent friendly fire? Something doesnt smell right here... |
Posted by: mossomo 2018-09-19 21:52 |
#10 By the headline's logic, Israel should be sending a nasty note to Cyprus, who will then send a demarche to Slovakia, and so on, until an indignant Denmark obliterates Tangiers. |
Posted by: Fred 2018-09-19 21:32 |
#9 Da Comrade |
Posted by: Frank G 2018-09-19 20:33 |
#8 On the plus side, at least they know the missile works against slow moving aircraft. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2018-09-19 16:55 |
#7 Sounds like weddinggunsex with missiles. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2018-09-19 15:46 |
#6 New sales brochures for Ilyushin-20 being printed: Battle Tested!!! |
Posted by: Capsu78 2018-09-19 11:26 |
#5 Jet? |
Posted by: These Sinatra3854 2018-09-19 09:52 |
#4 Air Space Management is the key Gen. Konashenkov. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2018-09-19 07:36 |
#3 Putin absolves Israel in downing of spy plane, but warns PM: Don’t let it recur Wanna bet some Russian generals are heading for early retirement? |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-09-19 07:33 |
#2 The Russians and their Soviet predecessors have been funding terrorism against Israel for 50+ years. They should be thankful Israel hasn't decided to get even. |
Posted by: Rob Crawford 2018-09-19 07:14 |
#1 The irony here is the only reason the Israeli jet didn't take out the S-200 launch site is because the site was more than likely manned by Russian technicians. I recommend Dan Hampton's 'Hunter Killers' general Konashenkov, and Russian lessons learned working with the North Vietnamese. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2018-09-19 07:09 |