Iran Worried About Syria's Air Defense Failure; IAF Strike

Iran should be worried. This air defense system they keep boasting about was completely useless when Israeli jets bombed a Syrian weapons cache (nuclear and/or conventional). Israel was, for the most part, able to fly all over Syria with ease. The Syrians had no idea anything was going on until the bombs fell. Iran uses and is purchasing more of the same air defense system Syria uses. With all the failures you would think it was made in China, but no, they are from Russia.

Iran is concerned over the failure of Syria's air defense systems to detect the Israel Air Force non-stealth aircraft that reportedly carried out an attack inside Syria last month, the American weekly Aviation Week reported on its Web site on Wednesday. According to the report, Israel was able to disrupt Syria's radar and air defense systems and render them ineffective during the IAF strike. The Web site reported that Israel used an electronic device, installed in a plane that circled the area, to disrupt Syria's defenses. The weekly maintained that Iran is especially concerned over the failure of Syria's Russian-made radar systems. Iran has used similar systems in the past, and is slated to purchase more radar equipment in a future deal worth $750 million. This equipment is apparently designated to protect Iran's nuclear facilities against attacks from the air. According to the report, Israel used highly advanced equipment to jam Syria's defenses, similar to the equipment used in the U.S., which can completely black out a radar system, thus neutralizing the defense missile systems which rely on it.