The U.S. Military Has The Ability To Blind Syrian Air Defenses

U.S. Could Use Cyberattack On Syrian Air Defenses -- USA Today

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has cyberattack capabilities that allow the U.S. military to help blind Syrian air defenses without firing a shot, according to military analysts.

"One of the reasons the Air Force has paid so much attention to cyberwarfare is ... for beating enemy air defenses," said James Lewis, an analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

U.S. abilities to defeat Syria's air defenses are central to a debate over whether to intervene in the 2-year-old civil war. Electronic methods to disable enemy air defense systems include the injection of malware, a form of computer software, into the air defense network through a computer attack or by traditional electronic warfare aircraft capable of jamming radar.

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My Comment: This is not the type of news that you want the Syrians to know about.