Russia Upgrades Radar Station In Syria To Aid Iran -- Washington Times
ERUSALEM — Russia has upgraded a surveillance station it maintains in Syrian territory in order to provide Iran early warning of an Israeli attack, according to the Israeli security-related blog Debkafile.
The surveillance station, located south of Damascus, had been able to monitor air traffic in Israel as far south as Tel Aviv, as well as northern Jordan and western Iraq.
Since the upgrade, its range reportedly extends to all parts of Israel and Jordan and as far south as the northern part of Saudi Arabia.
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My Comment: Will Russia give Iran a heads-up on an Israeli strike if their radar installation detects a massive Israeli attack? I would have to presume that the reason why Russia is doing this modernization in the middle of a Syrian civil war is to do just that .... to inform Iran of an Israeli attack. Hell .... even the Russian media is reporting that this is the prime purpose of this radar base.
The Debka story on this Russian radar post is here.
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