Report: Russia Deploys Missiles In Syria That Could Take Down Jets As Far Away As TA

[Purveyor]

Russian President Vladimir Putin stationed an air-defense missile system in Syria that is capable of striking aircraft as far away as Tel Aviv, according to a report published on Friday.

The S-400 air-defense system has been deployed at the Latakia airbase on the Syrian coast, according to the British Daily Mail newspaper.

The Russian-developed advanced missile system is an upgrade of the S-300 anti-aircraft system, which according to reports Moscow has recently agreed to sell to Tehran.

The S-400 missiles can reach a range of 400 km. and strike aircraft at 90,000 feet. From Latakia, the missiles could reach much of Israel, as well as the eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus and southern Turkey.

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http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Report-Russia-deploys-missiles-in-Syria-that-could-take-down-jets-as-far-away-as-TA-432929

[Comrade Grumpy]

1. That should give the Israelis something to think about as they violate Syrian and Lebanese airspace.

[Mnpaul]

2. Not as you think

No, This Image Is Not Proof That Russia Deployed S-400 Advanced SAMs To Syria

Once again, this radar’s presence does not mean the S-300 is present, and it definitely does not mean the S-400 is present. It could provide a capable long-range search and track radar system to augment the pair of shorter-range systems close by.

Like so many other untrue reports out of Syria over the last few months, there is no information at this time that would point to Russia deploying any medium or long-range SAM systems to its base south of the Syrian port city of Latakia. This does not mean it is is not possible, but there is no public information to support such a claim, including the widely dispersed but improperly analyzed photo above.

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/no-this-image-is-not-proof-that-russia-deployed-s-400-1742426644

just another swing and miss from the Daily Mail. The radar systems onsite are short range. And absolutely no proof of S400 missiles.

[6chars]

4. Yes. It will.

[Fred Sanders]

3. One missile system in a know location IN Syria is no threat to Israel...but they can pretend it is.