lionel4power:
one of the most advanced cruise missiles in the world finally met it's match? If these are really fragments from a downed MBDA Storm Shadow, then it means the Russians ain't lying about their superior air defense systems.

Why do people always underestimate Russian equipment?

Iraqi Air Defense - Introduction
Iraqi air defenses were redesigned after the Israeli raid on the Osirak nuclear reactor in 1981. A network of radars, surface-to-air missiles (SAM) and antiaircraft artillery (AAA) was installed, primarily concentrated around strategic and industrial facilities in the Baghdad area. The national air defense operations center (ADOC) in downtown Baghdad controlled Iraq's air defenses. The ADOC maintained the overall air picture in Iraq and established priorities for air defense engagements. Subordinate to this facility were sector operations centers (SOC), each controlling a specific geographic area. The SOC and the ADOC were connected by the French-built Kari command and control system. This modern, computerized system linked the diverse inventory of Soviet and Western radar and air defense weaponry. It provided a redundant C 2 capability

Patchesagain:


Shooting down a single cruise missile, or even a couple, is not much of an accomplishment.

You need to be shooting down a consistent 70% or 80% to prove that your defense networks are capable of enduring the kind of sustained fire you would take if the US were to actually go for you.

What we saw in Syria was just a series of strikes, in actual war or intervention, it would be what we saw in Syria but 24/7, thousands of missiles would be fired. Over time, these strikes would overwhelm and degrade local networks to the point that the Americans feel comfortable putting aircraft right over the AO for more effective percision strikes... at which point it is game over.

For consideration

nemesis8u:
Para SF

Odunayaw:
The Gustav DRDO makes,how much does it weigh?

lionel4power:

You are quite correct. However, the Russians never gave further information concerning the shooting down of the cruise missile. Critical data which we could use to Guage the effective hit-kill ratio. For instance, did they use 10 interceptors against a single cruise missile or did they use just 1.

Such data is invaluable in determining the efficacy of the Russian air defense system.

newafricaken254:
first time images of china PLAN night operations exercises off the carrier Liaoning.

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aiUg8x0BB8

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5bORqdFJIc

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQBhC-fcNM8