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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Sat Nov 14, 2015, 08:27 PM Nov 2015

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

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

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Report: Russia Deploys Missiles In Syria That Could Take Down Jets As Far Away As TA [View all] Purveyor Nov 2015 OP

That should give the Israelis something to think about as they violate Syrian and Lebanese airspace. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2015 #1

Not as you think Mnpaul Nov 2015 #2

Yes. It will. 6chars Nov 2015 #4

One missile system in a know location IN Syria is no threat to Israel...but they can pretend it is. Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #3