Missile system s-400 in Syria
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MOSCOW, March 15. /TASS/. Allegedly took place in January 2017 the episode, when Israeli F-35 fighter jets remained unnoticed by the Russian anti-aircraft missile systems (WRU) s-400 “Triumph” during the strike against Syria, widely discussed in the media and blogs. In this case, as the original indicates the edition of the DefenseNews.
Leading expert of the Bureau of political and military analysis Alexander Mikhailov called the allegation an injection to discredit Russian arms and explained why it is untrue.
TASS could not find the appropriate publication on the website DefenseNews, but the terms “C-400 did not notice the attack the F-35 near Damascus” or “s-400 is useless in front of the F-35” with reference to the publication continues to be replicated in some online media and blogs, and social media and on some forums.
“Publications on Russian missile system in Syria, is allegedly not “seeing” the Israeli American-made aircraft, is a fake stuffing with the goal to put the Russian anti-aircraft missile system untenable for the American military equipment,” – said Mikhailov.
“Do not shoot” does not mean “not to see”
Between Russia and Israel, the expert said, there are several agreements, according to which tel Aviv informs Moscow about carrying out of operations in Syrian airspace, and because the Russian gunners don’t “take aim” Israeli aircraft. “Therefore, in principle, does not make sense to discuss – said s-400 Israeli jets or not. All the other speculation on this subject – black PR”, – he said.