Russian military intervention and aid to Syria #14

Hole wrote:Nazinyahoo is bombing empty houses to score political points at home. If iranian forces were hit Iran would send his own air defence systems to Syria.

Though I have ZERO evidence to back my belief, I think you’re talking nonsense and israel is hitting what they have intelligence on and they have vast intelligence networks.

#Syria | Russian forces at Qamishli airbase




https://twitter.com/r_u_vid/status/1357820780797587456

Though I have ZERO evidence to back my belief, I think you’re talking nonsense and israel is hitting what they have intelligence on and they have vast intelligence networks.

Part of an intelligence system that tells us Saddam had WMDs and Iran is 15 minutes from a nuclear weapon if we don't stop them.

I rather suspect the facts are flexible to ensure what they want happens.

A warehouse in Syria with things a rival businessman owns, so you tell the Israelis Iran is building weapons there and a couple of days later the building goes boom and one less rival for your business...

Spies give information all the time but often for very different reasons but almost never exclusively to help because it is the right thing to do.

Muj in Afghanistan when the Soviets were there would often form a short term alliance with Soviet troops to attack a rival group in the next village... and it was often these muj groups that were better fighters than the Afghan government troops who often just decided to go home and would wander off. Perhaps a year or two later they would reappear in their unit and get back pay... very odd...

Russian air defense systems repel an attack on Khmeimim airbase in Syria

"Russian Loitering Munition Destroyed Turkistan Militants’ Vehicle In Syria’s Lattakia (Video)"


https://southfront.org/russian-loitering-munition-destroyed-turkistan-militants-vehicle-in-syrias-lattakia-video/

"Russia To Develop Syria’s Hmeimim Air Base To Receive Nuclear Bombers – Report"


What is the purpose of this, could long range bombers, not just fly from Russia ?

https://southfront.org/russia-to-develop-syrias-hmeimim-air-base-to-receive-nuclear-bombers-report/

JohninMK wrote:I suspect that if that is the objective (as opposed to just increasing the safe operating envelope of large transports at high temperatures) it is to increase NATO's operating complexities over the Mediterranean and beyond.

Having say, Tu-95 or even Tu-142, roaming over the Med without having to cross Turkey or Iran everytime to get there would pose another unexpected workload on NATO Allied Joint Force Command Naples. A counter to the P-8. Add to that the option to cruise Tu-22M or 160 to Gibraltar and back.

All of which would impose Rapid Reaction tasks on the Spanish, French and Italian Air Forces that they only face when on detachment up in the Baltic currently. Imagine the reaction of the French to a  Bear site seeing around Sardinia.

Negotiate refueling in say Algeria to the mix and those with the range could pop across to Cuba/Venezuela. Maybe, with Egypt overfly permission, a cruise down the Red Sea.

Now that Russia is back in a position to exploit it, this is one of the long term strategic benefits of a base in Syria.

Bit of a US/NATO nightmare really.

Then, for the icing on the cake, if they base a nuclear sub in Tartous...............................apoplectic fit in Washington.

Thanks for the good information.

We know that the runway is getting bigger but will the bombers need special hangers? Or other special infrastructure? And when/if the bombers do go on missions from Syria, will they need to be escorted by fighter jets?(Su 30sm or Su35s.)

Also what are the chances we see Mig 35 in Syria?

What is the purpose of this, could long range bombers, not just fly from Russia ?

Probably as a response to US nuclear weapons in Turkey and nuclear weapons in Israel... I suspect more directed at the US... so perhaps a you withdraw nukes from Turkey and we wont deploy any to Syria type deal.

It would make little sense to deploy strategic nuclear bombers there... to vulnerable and no closer to targets than aircraft inside the enormous Russian air defence network.

Having say, Tu-95 or even Tu-142, roaming over the Med without having to cross Turkey or Iran everytime to get there would pose another unexpected workload on NATO Allied Joint Force Command Naples. A counter to the P-8. Add to that the option to cruise Tu-22M or 160 to Gibraltar and back.

I suspect Tu-22m3s with 24 ton payloads could no visit places all through Syria and deliver presents... places it could not deliver before.

It could probably also deliver a better variety of presents including FAB-3000s for targets that were good all year and deserve them.

Bit of a US/NATO nightmare really.

Their increased activity in the Arctic and Black Sea... they were asking for it...

We know that the runway is getting bigger but will the bombers need special hangers? Or other special infrastructure? And when/if the bombers do go on missions from Syria, will they need to be escorted by fighter jets?(Su 30sm or Su35s.)

I rather suspect the first bombers they operate will be Backfires and their job will be against targets in Syria with larger bomb loads and shorter flight times and they will likely be fully escorted. They are developing an enormous range of new glide bombs like Grom etc that will need to be tested... and larger conventional bombs could be carried in useful numbers by the bigger aircraft.

Also what are the chances we see Mig 35 in Syria?

Certain... they will want to test them operationally... they will want to get numbers made before releasing a few for testing in Syria so perhaps the end of the year maybe.

#Syria #RussianArmy
#Avtobaza_M EW system observed at #Khemeim airbase for the 1st time. It's an passive EW system that entered service in 2016. Description in link.
https://www.deagel.com/Tactical%20Vehicles/1L222%20Avtobaza/a002725



https://twitter.com/Cyberspec1/status/1361446303062917126

Very useful if trying to triangulate the direction/source of suicide drone attacks.

One of the Turkish military portals writes that Russia is going to deploy strategic bombers in Syria.

Probably a response to the US deploying B-1Bs to Norway perhaps?

Certainly having some Tu-22M3s there would allow them to start using their full payload on targets...

https://mobile.twitter.com/disclosetv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1365086426518327300%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

"JUST IN - U.S. has carried out airstrikes against Iran-backed militia in #Syria in an operation approved by Joe Biden (Reuters)"