Syria to begin using S-300 defense system in March: report

[LeJusticier]

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The Syrian military will begin using the Russian-made S-300 air defense system in March, the Russia-based Kommersant publication reported on Monday.

According to Kommersant, the Syrian military is completing their training exercises with the S-300 and are not ready to use them in combat.

A member of the Russian Federation Council’s defence and security committee, Franz Klintsevich, said the Syrian crews are currently undergoing training, adding that “the Israeli warplanes are now striking Syria because they are still outside the Syrian air defense range, but after the deployment of the S-300, no one will be able to escape them”.

Kommersant said that it would be possible for one air defense battalion in Damascus to use the S-300, which is important for the Syrian military because the Israeli Air Force often targets the capital and its surroundings.

In October 2017, the first S-300 system was delivered to Syria as part of an agreement with the Russian Federation.

The Russian military delivered the S-300 system in response to the downing of their IL-20 reconnaissance aircraft that was flying along the Syrian coast.

The Russian Ministry of Defense accused Israel of using the IL-20 for cover during their attack on the Latakia countryside in September.

[AbdiWahab252]

The Russians are sneaky. They won’t sell them the deluxe system that can shoot the Israeli aircraft but at the same time saddle the SAR with more debt. Putin and Netanyahu have an agreement not to war with each other

[Nubis]

Interesting.

[FAH1223]

Explains why Israel is hitting Syrian targets more often right mow

[gurey25]

It's allot more complicated than that.
The S300 is a system and its deployment is part of an intricate geopolitical game against Israel which I am pleasantly surprised has worked.

To give you a glimpse of how complex a system it is, for e g some versions of s300 are more capable than s400.
It depends on what components of the system are in use.

[LeJusticier]

According to Putin in Syria everything is going according the plan. We will see on March 2019 when Syrian military complete their training exercises with the S-300 and are ready to use them in combat.

[Maduro]

LeBitchier

[Murax]

The Russians are sneaky. They won’t sell them the deluxe system that can shoot the Israeli aircraft but at the same time saddle the SAR with more debt. Putin and Netanyahu have an agreement not to war with each other

[paperino]

It's allot more complicated than that.
The S300 is a system and its deployment is part of an intricate geopolitical game against Israel which I am pleasantly surprised has worked.

To give you a glimpse of how complex a system it is, for e g some versions of s300 are more capable than s400.
It depends on what components of the system are in use.

You aren't making any sense.

[gurey25]

It's allot more complicated than that.
The S300 is a system and its deployment is part of an intricate geopolitical game against Israel which I am pleasantly surprised has worked.

To give you a glimpse of how complex a system it is, for e g some versions of s300 are more capable than s400.
It depends on what components of the system are in use.

You aren't making any sense.

I thought that might go over your head,
They are weapon systems the key word being system.
Both are composed of several different radars and missiles working as a group and they are never working alone either they need a short range system like tor or panstir to protect the S-300 or S-400.
The designation 200 or 300,400,500 refers to the range it doesn't mean one is more advanced than the other, ok I admit the S-200 is an entirely different system and isboes capable but S-300, S-400 and S-500 are essentially the same system with different components catering to different requirements.
For example the S-400 is essentially an S-300 system with an extra longer range missile while having the same radar.
For example the S-300 on Russia n naval vessels in Latakia has extra components that make it much more capable than the S-400 sold to China and South Korea.

It's a modular system. Realistically all it takes to turn Syria's S-300s into a S-400 or even a S-500 is just adding 2 trucks , one for radar and one for longer range missiles and a half hour software update.