IAF commander: Israel must stop S-300 delivery
In a JPost interview over the weekend, IAF commander Ido Nechushtan says that Israel must stop the Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile system from being delivered to any country to which the IAF may need to fly. That would include Iran. "The S-300 is a Russian-made surface-to-air missile system that is very advanced, with long ranges and many capabilities," Nehushtan told the Post in the interview, which appears in our Friday Magazine.Depending on when the S-300 may be delivered, it sounds like an attack on Iran could even come before they come closer to developing a nuclear weapon.
"We need to make every effort to stop this system from getting to places where the IAF needs to operate or may need to operate in the future," he said.
The S-300 is one of the most advanced multi-target antiaircraft missile systems in the world and has a reported ability to track up to 100 targets simultaneously while engaging up to 12 at the same time. It has a range of about 200 km. and can hit targets at altitudes of 90,000 feet.
While Russia and Iran signed a deal for the sale of the system several years ago, according to latest assessments in Israel, it has yet to be delivered.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 5:41 PM
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Egypt and the S-400 concerns me greatly too. Russia is arming those that are trying to destroy us, left and right.
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