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Very interesting. Do you know what was the target?
no they did not say but it looks like a cruise missile or AA missile maybe as it had solid fuel
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Very interesting. Do you know what was the target?
Seems like laughing stage is over and now the denial phase has started.Has anyone read this 4-paged article on Iran's air defence capabilities by Tom Cooper, a renowned writer of Iran's military who previously wrote books about IRIAF's F-14 performance in the Iran-Iraq War and other aerial performances?
He claims most of Iran's recent improvements in AD capabilities have been accomplished mostly through significant Chinese assistance, although he mentions the Chinese were surprised with the Iranians having high knowledge in the AD field.
Anyway, quite an interesting read:
https://warisboring.com/iran-is-building-air-defenses-against-stealth-aircraft/
Yes,its a rather "inaccurate" article to put it mildly,which is all the more surprising as tom cooper was considered to be one of the most knowledgeable westerners when it came to the iriaf and its performance during the iran iraq war.Seems like laughing stage is over and now the denial phase has started.
I remember the same BS about Iran's drones and missiles too. If all Iran's AD achievements are from Chinese origin and it is so obvious as this a....hole claims, then how come US has not tried to stop it? They were pretty good at stopping S-300 delivery for a good period of time. Why can't they do it with China?
The problem with people like this guy is they think knowledge is a limited commodity that cannot be created and just flows from one location to the other.
I won't explain the system in detail, any amateur analyst with sufficient understanding and amateur capabilities like Google earth can find out.
Russia transferred physical equipment, China is transferring intellectual equipment. US cant stop every secret action between 2 states. You think US is God?Seems like laughing stage is over and now the denial phase has started.
I remember the same BS about Iran's drones and missiles too. If all Iran's AD achievements are from Chinese origin and it is so obvious as this a....hole claims, then how come US has not tried to stop it? They were pretty good at stopping S-300 delivery for a good period of time. Why can't they do it with China?
The problem with people like this guy is they think knowledge is a limited commodity that cannot be created and just flows from one location to the other.
As stated before by Peed and me, Iran’s big jump in AD system wouldn’t be feasible without detailed technical support of Belarus. Of course China and Russia supported Iranian attempts, by selling various types of radars and transferring some know-how, but what Belarus did has been unique considering the “size (not physical size)” of the country. It is very interesting that in the recent documentary entitled as “War of the Waves or Battle of Radars (whichever reads better)” the only country name which is instinctively and all of a sudden mentioned by the Iranian Radar Scientist is Belarus, when he wanted to compare Radar coverage for Iran with other States!
On the other hand, absorption of such know-how and mass production of these transferred technologies wouldn’t be possible unless Iran had the brains and required talents within its defence industry and research centers.
Guys, seriously, why do Iranians release so much information about their systems and partner countries in their efforts? Even in the recent oil embargo against Iranian oil, I was astonished to hear an Iranian official claiming they're selling oil through unofficial channels, some of it through third-party countries. This was basically giving hints to their opponents. Iran is in critical stage at this point, and Iranians inside and outside the country may need to be tightlipped on their systems and partner countries.
Just found a very interesting comparison pic between the mechanically scanned radar versions of the buk and 3rd khordad sams.
Not exactly twins.....