U.S. F-35s Activated Their Targeting Radars Against Russian Warplanes Over Syria

U.S. F-35s Activated Their Targeting Radars Against Russian Warplanes Over Syria

An U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron lands in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility July 25, 2023. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Sommers

Two F-35 stealth fighter jets of the United States-led coalition had activated their targeting radars against two Su-34 fighter bombers and two Su-35 fighter jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces over Syria, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, said on August 11.

According to the commander, the Russian warplanes detected the radar signal and their onboard defense systems were activated automatically.

“On August 11 from 02:13 a.m. to 02:20 a.m., during a scheduled flight in the vicinity of El-Tanf, two Russian Su-34 and two Su-35 aircraft recorded the impact of aiming systems which triggered an automatic activation of their onboard defense systems. The same aircraft were affected by radiolocation actions on the part of two F-35 fighter jets,” Kulit said during his daily briefing.

The commander warned that the coalition’s actions create situations fraught with aircraft incidents and exacerbate the situation in Syria’s airspace.

During his briefing, Kulit also revealed that coalition fighter jets and drones violated Syria’s airspace 16 times over the southeastern area of all-Tanf in the last 24 hours. The commander added that the coalition’s drones violated deconfliction protocols with the Russian side 11 times during the same period.

The U.S.-led coalition maintains a garrison in al-Tanf as well as a network of bases in the northern and eastern regions of Syria. This deployment is not sanctioned by the country’s government, who considers it to be an illegal occupation.

In recent weeks, the coalition expanded its aerial operations against Syria leading to tensions with the Russian military, which operates in the country under an agreement with the government.

The coalition’s repeated provocations will not likely lead to a direct confrontation with the Russian military group in Syria. However, these acts pose a threat to civilian flights over the country.

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Bucuresti

idioti, sper sa nu fie fulgere ca nu fac fata avioanele

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AI8ut

i don’t think readers understood your post “ idiots, i hope there’s no lightning because planes can’t handle it” (idioti, sper sa nu fie fulgere ca nu fac fata avioanele).

not only that but the f-35s turning on their radar have published to the world the f-35 radar signature for detection for jamming purposes. (nu numai că, dar f-35-urile care pornesc radarul lor au publicat în lume semnătura radarului f-35 pentru detectarea în scopuri de bruiaj.)

Bucuresti

lb romana e pt indexare in motorul de cautare. scriu doar pt romani. e mai putin util sa jignesti. il vom vedea la lucru curând. nu i pune nimeni la indoiala faptul că e o platforma f buna de a lucra in retea. sper sa nu ajunga sa fie ca himarsul : 9/12 rachete interceptate. ii vom vedea eficienta curand.

AI8ut

multumesc pentru raspuns si nicio problema. fără supărare, deoarece aduce în discuție puncte importante și are dreptul de a-și exprima opiniile. am crezut că punctul lui de vedere merită un răspuns pozitiv. sa ai o zi buna si maine mai bine.

i hope this translated okay with no negative intent.

Raptar Driver

it must not have been raining that day for the f35 to be in the air.

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John Kesich

remind me of what the un and icc have to say about world bully usa. “i know nothing”? — sgt schultz, hogan’s heroes

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Beťar

rf by mala požiadať o pomoc čínu a irán. mali by ich vyzvať aby pomohli sýrii v jej boji za nezávislosť!!! mali by dodať sýrii nové zbraňové systémy aby sýrska armáda mohla vyhnať okupantov z usa zo svojej vlasti!!! myslím, že teraz je ten správny čas. niger sa prebral, francúzsko naň útočí. treba teraz udrieť proti nato!!! treba ho oslabiť.

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AI8ut

don’t categorize all americans as supporting the agenda of the destructive and corrupt o’bribem administration. by doing so, you are placing yourself on the same level as zellenskyy.

Душан Мирић

just don’t tell me you didn’t expect the evil is going to do evil things? shut (shot) them down!

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