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Syria and her Air Defense

On paper, Syria has one of the strongest SAM networks in the Middle East. It would appear to offer a significant degree of protection. However, history showed us that this is not true.

 

Range of the Syrian SAM sites. Thanks to ausairpower.net

 

The Syrian Air Defense network remains incapable in dealing with the Israeli Air Force. Reliance on Soviet SAM'sand Radar systems provides a serious handicap. New hardware was bought after the Israeli attack on the Deir ezZor nuclear facility in 2007. New hardware includes: Pantsir-S1, 9K317 Buk-M2 and Pechora-2M.

 

The most modern hardware is mostly stationed in the Western part of Syria to protect the Syrian Airspace against Israeli attacks. Not that this tactic worked particuarly well, the Israeli Air Force penetrated Syrian airspace multiple times in the last decades without suffering any losses. The attack on the arms convoy and the supposed attack on the military research center serves as an example.

Click here for more on the Syrian Air Defense Force

Equipment:

 

MANPADS(Under Army command)

•  9K32 Strela-2 (SA-7) 
•  9K34 Strela-3 (SA-14)
•  9K38 Igla-1E (SA-16)
•  9K38 Igla (SA-18)
•  9K338 Igla-S (SA-24)

 

Towed Anti-Aircraft guns(Under Army command, mostly used against ground targets)

•  ZPU-2 
•  ZPU-4 
•  ZU-23
•  AZP S-60
•  M1939 61-K 
•  Type 65

 

Improvised Mobile Anti-Aircraft guns(Under Army command, mostly used against ground targets)

•  Hyundai Mighty with ZPU-4
•  Hyundai Mighty with ZU-23
•  Hyundai Mighty with M1939  
•  GAZ-3308 with Type 65

 

Self-propelled Anti-Aircraft guns(Under Army command, mostly used against ground targets)

•  ZSU-23
•  ZSU-23 with radar active

 

Self-propelled SAM systems

•  Pechora-2M (SA-3) 
•  2K12 Kub (SA-6)
•  9K33 Osa (SA-8)
•  9K31 Strela-1 (SA-9)
•  9K35 Strela-10 (SA-13)
•  9K317 Buk-M2 (1) (SA-17)
•  Pantsir-S1 (SA-22)

Static SAM systems

•  S-75 Volga (SA-2)
•  S-125 Dual missile launcher (SA-3) 
•  S-125 Quadruple launcher (SA-3)
•  S-200 (SA-5) 

Radars

•  SURN 1S91 Vehicle (For the SA-6)
•  P-15 radar
•  P-12 radar
•  P-35 radar
•  SNR-125 Low Blow
•  Mobile SNR-125 Low Blow
•  PRV-11 Side Net
•  P-14 Big Back (For the SA-5)
•  Long Track (For the SA-5)
•  Back Net (For the SA-5)
•  5N62 Square Pair (For the SA-5)
•  36D6 Tin Shield
•  ZIL-131 with P-18 radar 
•  ZIL-131 with P-19 radar
•  Type 120 Low Altitude Acquisition Radar
•  JY-27 
•  Fan Song (For the SA-2)
•  PRV-11
•  PRV-13

SA-6

Click here to download the locations of the SAM sites in Syria on Google Earth.

Thanks to ausairpower.net there are some pictures that describe the SAM network in Syria

Location of SAM sites

Location of Electronic Warfare sites

Range of the SAM sites

Range of the SA-2 SAM sites 

Range of the SA-3 SAM sites  

Range of the SA-5 SAM sites

Range of the SA-6 SAM sites

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