Friday, January 29, 2021

This Is How The US Secretly Moved Russia Air Defence System From Libya

The captured Pantsir-S1 in Libya before shipment to Ramstein Air Base in Germany (Picture source: Twitter account of Tango III's Military News @IiiTango) 


This is a wild tale of Russian mercenaries, Libyan rebels, and clandestine flights to Europe. 

The U.S. Air Force transported a Russian-made Pantsir air defense system out of Libya last summer, The Times reported, stating that an Air Force C-17 Globemaster flew to Zuwara airport, west of Tripoli, loaded the Pantsir, and flew onward to Ramstein Air Base in Germany. 

Intelligence Value 

Though the immediate reason for removing the Pantsir from Libya was likely to ensure the air defense system didn’t fall into nefarious hand and be used against targets like civilian airliners, there could also be an intelligence incentive for the United States. 

“Export versions, such as the one captured in Libya,” The Times explained, “are supposedly stripped of a carefully guarded identification friend or foe database with the transponder codes for all Russian air force jets. 

The system is capable of engaging multiple targets from low altitudes up to 50,000 feet and has a range of about 20 miles.” 


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3 comments:

fazman said...

Junk system that has proved next to useless , this is an example of what NOT to do.

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Caecus said...

"Junk system that has proved next to useless"

That would be like claiming the Abrams is junk because the Saudis lost many of them to Houthis