i don't think this 2 cent pod can fvck with billion dollars worth S-400, S-400 too have anti jamming capabilities. its just Israeli desperation that all regional countries are acquiring potent air defence.
Emanuele Scimia
April 10, 2017
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Aside from all sorts of political considerations, Chinese and
Indian strategic planners will have to assess carefully the strict military dimension of the missile strike that the United States launched against a government-controlled airbase in
Syria early on Friday.
China and
India are both clients of
Russia’s arms industry, and have bought a number of
S-400 long-range air defense missile systems. The Kremlin is a historical ally of Damascus and deployed batteries of this advanced missile platform at the Khmeimim airbase near Latakia in western
Syria after its intervention in support of President Bashar al-Assad.
On paper, the
S-400 system is designed to destroy aircraft, drones, and cruise and ballistic missiles up to 400 kilometers away; it is also equipped with a radar able to detect targets at a range of 600km. Since its installation in
Syrian territory, the action of Western and Turkish warplanes in support of rebel forces has been limited.
The presence of
S-400 platforms in the
Syrian theater possibly influenced the US strategy of attack against the Assad regime. The USS Porter and USS Ross, two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers stationed in the eastern Mediterranean, bombarded the Shayrat airbase in central
Syria, which the
Syrian Air Force used to launch suspected chemical attacks that left dozens of civilians dead in rebel-held Khan Shaykhun.
Though the Pentagon informed the Russian military beforehand of the impending operation, the US military command decided to attack from a safe distance. Tomahawk missiles have a range of 1,600km and their use in place of strike aircraft was probably intended to minimize potential losses caused by the very fast and precise S-400 surface-to-air missiles.
This could mean that the Pentagon acknowledges the effectiveness of the S-400against warplanes and the electronic jamming capabilities of the US EA-18G Growler jets, which can weaken the operability of the Russian air shield in Syriabut not neutralize it completely.
Thus the S-400’s deterrent function against aircraft sorties appears to be confirmed by the military option chosen by the United States to punish Assad. Chinese and Indian generals will be delighted with this outcome, which proves they have been right to bet on the S-400 system for their respective air defenses.
In particular, Delhi can reasonably be confident it will manage to undercut Beijing’s airborne capacities so as to gain aerial strategic parity in the Himalayan region, where the two countries have long-standing border disputes.
S-400’s vulnerability to swarm missile attacks
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/th...efense-system-super-weapon-or-overhyped-20111
btw Why would they target your nuclear plants, they are friends with Saudis, even then Saudis can always ask American to defend you, you just paid 100 billion and 200 more billions are in pipeline.
