Russia, Syria Create Unified Air Defense System
Russia says it has formally linked its air defenses in Syria together with those of the Assad regime. The Russian air defense group in Syria includes a radio engineering battalion, a battery of the Pantsir-S air defense missile and gun systems and the S-400 air-defense missile systems
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| 27/08/2017
Russian Pantsyr-S1 air defense weapon system, foreground, and the S-400 long-range air defense missile systems are deployed at Hmeymim air base in Syria (Photo: AP)
Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Maj. Gen. Sergey Meshcheryakov announced on Friday that "a unified integrated air defense system has been set up in Syria."
Addressing a round table dedicated to the Syrian experience at the Army-2017 International Military-Technical Forum, Meshcheryakov said, "We have ensured the information and technical inter-linkage of the Russian and Syrian air reconnaissance systems. All information on the situation in the air comes from Syrian radar stations to the control points of the Russian force grouping."
According to a report by TASS, the Russian air defense group in the Hmeymim airfield area includes a radio engineering battalion, a battery of the Pantsir-S air defense missile and gun systems and the S-400 air-defense missile systems.
"These air defense missile systems are capable of destroying targets within a range of up to 400 kilometers at an altitude of up to 35 kilometers," Meshcheryakov said.
Anti-Drone Defense System
Head of the Russian General Staff's Office for the Development of UAVs, Maj. Gen. Alexander Novikov, stated that Russia had deployed defense systems to be used against unmanned aerial vehicles in Syria, according to Sputnik News.
"In order to efficiently fight unmanned aerial vehicles at Russia's armed forces deployment positions in Syria, we have developed a system, including subsystems of detection, warnings of flights of unmanned aerial vehicles, and jamming and hard-kill measures," Novikov said at the round table on the sidelines of the Army-2017 forum.
He noted that subsystems comprised missile defense means, radio-electronic combat (REC) systems and aerial surveillance equipment.
Russia says it has formally linked its air defenses in Syria together with those of the Assad regime. The Russian air defense group in Syria includes a radio engineering battalion, a battery of the Pantsir-S air defense missile and gun systems and the S-400 air-defense missile systems
Russian Pantsyr-S1 air defense weapon system, foreground, and the S-400 long-range air defense missile systems are deployed at Hmeymim air base in Syria (Photo: AP)
Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Maj. Gen. Sergey Meshcheryakov announced on Friday that "a unified integrated air defense system has been set up in Syria."
Addressing a round table dedicated to the Syrian experience at the Army-2017 International Military-Technical Forum, Meshcheryakov said, "We have ensured the information and technical inter-linkage of the Russian and Syrian air reconnaissance systems. All information on the situation in the air comes from Syrian radar stations to the control points of the Russian force grouping."
According to a report by TASS, the Russian air defense group in the Hmeymim airfield area includes a radio engineering battalion, a battery of the Pantsir-S air defense missile and gun systems and the S-400 air-defense missile systems.
"These air defense missile systems are capable of destroying targets within a range of up to 400 kilometers at an altitude of up to 35 kilometers," Meshcheryakov said.
Anti-Drone Defense System
Head of the Russian General Staff's Office for the Development of UAVs, Maj. Gen. Alexander Novikov, stated that Russia had deployed defense systems to be used against unmanned aerial vehicles in Syria, according to Sputnik News.
"In order to efficiently fight unmanned aerial vehicles at Russia's armed forces deployment positions in Syria, we have developed a system, including subsystems of detection, warnings of flights of unmanned aerial vehicles, and jamming and hard-kill measures," Novikov said at the round table on the sidelines of the Army-2017 forum.
He noted that subsystems comprised missile defense means, radio-electronic combat (REC) systems and aerial surveillance equipment.
