Aviation Week asked a group of aerospace and military experts to analyze how the Israeli Air Force managed to penetrate Russian-built (and Iranian-bought) Syrian radar installations in last month’s strike. The consensus: Israel has technology that can completely subvert and then take over the Russian-made technology.
U.S. aerospace industry and retired military officials indicated today that a technology like the U.S.-developed “Suter†airborne network attack system developed by BAE Systems and integrated into U.S. unmanned aircraft by L-3 Communications was used by the Israelis. The system has been used or at least tested operationally in Iraq and Afghanistan over the last year.
The technology allows users to invade communications networks, see what enemy sensors see and even take over as systems administrator so sensors can be manipulated into positions so that approaching aircraft can’t be seen, they say. The process involves locating enemy emitters with great precision and then directing data streams into them that can include false targets and misleading messages algorithms that allow a number of activities including control.
It gets better. Remember reading about the state-of-the-art anti-aircraft defense systems that Iran bought for Syria? It’s not confirmed, but it’s thought that those are the defense systems that Israel penetrated. That would certainly explain the waves of silence that came out of Syria after the attack.
The system in question is thought to be the new Tor-M1 launchers which carries eight missiles as well as two of the Pachora-2A system. Iran bought 29 of the Tor launchers from Russia for $750 million to guard its nuclear sites, and they were delivered in Jan., according to Agency France-Press and ITAR-TASS. Syrian press reports they were tested in February. They also are expected to form a formidable system when used with the longer-range S-300/SA-10 which Iran has been trying to buy from Russia. Syria has operated SA-6s for years and more recently has been negotiating with Russians for the Tor-M1. What systems were actually guarding the Syrian site are not known.
None of this, mind you, explains why the North Koreans got so bent out of shape after the attack. That’s one reason so many people think that the site had something to do with nukes. But of course, if there were nuclear materials there, they’d be protected by the best Russian anti-aircraft defense systems money can buy.
And, apparently, Israel can bypass. The Iranians cannot be happy at this news. But we are.
I love it Meryl !!! :-)
Note that this advanced and creative technology comes from a small country under tremendous pressures. Makes you wonder what sort of contributions to the betterment of all Israel could make if substantial amounts of its attention and resources didn’t need to be devoted to staying alive.
Oh, I forgot, if Israel would only recognize the legitimate rights of the Palestinians peace would reign.
I hope that this keeps them up at night.
That was what Debka said right from the beginning…
http://www.yourish.com/2007/10/02/3768
Hmmm.. While I’m certainly glad of this if it’s true, I don’t think it represents a huge leap forward in security for Israel, for the simple fact that they were probably already able to defeat most of the Syrian systems by deploying commonsense operational discipline. Things like plotting and avoiding or destroying any detected SAM sites, exploiting known gaps in coverage, exploiting Syrian operator incompetence, etc. I don’t think the IAF has been seriously challenged by Arab air defense forces for 40 years.
Then again, it did take them TEN WHOLE HOURS to SIMULTANEOUSLY defeat ALL the air forces of FIVE Arab nations AT THE SAME TIME in ’67.
“Then again, it did take them TEN WHOLE HOURS to SIMULTANEOUSLY defeat ALL the air forces of FIVE Arab nations AT THE SAME TIME in ‘67.”
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It’s funny ’cause it’s true! Iran has to be livid right now.
But this also means only one thing, they KNOW if they say they have nukes Israel and hopefully America WILL attempt to destroy them. Now Iran KNOWS they have no way to stop them, nor can they even do any damage to the attackers.
They only have 2 options:
When they get nukes, keep quiet and don’t say anything….. Hmmmm, yeah right!
Or use them immediately BEFORE we get to destroy them. Sadly I think THIS is the option Mr crazy pants will use. Thus guaranteeing Iran’s complete destruction.
One, Israel has been good at military technology for a long time. Two, the last great aliyah was from Russia, with many technically educated people in that group.
Whether they like it or not, it looks to me like Russia is supplying both sides in this conflict.
But Iran has nothing to worry about, after all, they just built their own world-class fighter … even if it does look like a vintage US throwaway we used to sell to countries that needed a quickie air force.
John M, it IS a big deal for Israeli security — not that they need it to defeat the Arabs so much, as it’s payback time for all that US military aid. Now Russia knows that the US can defeat its best systems again.
… Or use them immediately BEFORE we get to destroy them. Sadly I think THIS is the option Mr crazy pants will use. Thus guaranteeing Iran’s complete destruction.
Which is why we should flatten Iran now. If we’re going to have to do it sooner or later, I’d rather do it before somebody I like gets nuked.
Yes but the problem is that such a technology is better if the enemy does not know that it has been defeated. Now that they know they will change their methods.
It is like the NY Times reveling that the US had tapped Al Qaeda cell phones. The day after the paper cam out with that all the encryption methods were changed causing us to lose that source of intelligence.