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вторник, 2 октября 2018 г.

Japan Misidentifies Russian Su-35S Fighter Jet Approaching Japanese Airspace

In a somewhat unusual step, Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) recently revised a public report summarizing the intercept of three Russian Air Force aircraft by Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) fighter jets in the Sea of Japan on September 19. According to the MoD, the JASDF misidentified a Sukhoi Su-35S (Flanker-E+) multirole fighter jet as a Sukhoi Su-27 air superiority fighter. The original identification was corrected by the MoD on September 20. During its flight over international waters, the Su-35S was accompanied by a Sukhoi Su-24 nuclear-capable strike attack aircraft and one other unidentified Russian aircraft.

What makes the correction notable is that this is the first time that JASDF has publicly announced that it scrambled fighter jets to intercept one of Russia’s most advanced fighter jets, although Su-35S fighters have reportedly escorted Russian bombers conducting aerial patrols in close proximity to Japanese airspace a number of times before. Japan’s MoD has been paying particularly close attention to the appearance of the Russian Su-35S in East Asia in recent months. In March 2018, the Russian Air Force temporarily deployed two Su-35S aircraft to a base on Iturup (Etorofu in Japanese) — the largest and northernmost island in the southern Kurils — for the first time, which caused the Japanese government to ask Russia to scale down its military presence on the disputed territories.

Sukhoi Su-27SM3 and Su-35S fighter aircraft bear close resemblance to one another–the latter is an improved derivative of the former. Consequently, confusing the two aircraft can be quite easy for pilots. Indeed, there is reason to believe that a number of times when the MoD listed unidentified fighter jets in its public reports it was because of difficulties distinguishing the two aircraft variants. Russian military aviation has been progressively stepping up its military presence in East Asia over the last two years, as I reported last month

According to the Japanese MoD, the JASDF dispatched interceptor aircraft 904 times in response to unidentified aircraft approaching Japanese airspace during the last fiscal year that ended in March. Out of the total of 904, 500 scrambles occurred in response to Chinese military aircraft and 390 were prompted by Russian military planes. This marks a decline of 41 percent for Chinese military aircraft, but a 29 percent increase of intercepts of Russian planes.

The JASDF last scrambled fighter jets to intercept two nuclear-capable Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bombers and escort aircraft in July. The Tu-95MS is an updated variant of the older Tu-95, a Soviet-era four-engine, long-range, turboprop, strategic bomber that can carry stand-off nuclear-capable cruise missiles. Japan has been facing a shortage of fighter aircraft over the past years as China and Russia have been simultaneously increasing their military presence in the region. The shortage in fighter aircraft has become more acute in recent years. In 2016, the JASDF also doubled the number of fighters dispatched for each intercept of foreign military aircraft approaching Japanese airspace from two to four.

Source :- thediplomat

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четверг, 27 сентября 2018 г.

Russia to send newer, S-300 missile defense systems To Syria

Russia announced Monday it will supply Syria’s government with more modern, S-300 missile defense systems after last week’s downing of a Russian plane by Syria, a friendly fire incident that sent regional tensions over the war-torn country soaring.

The Russian military’s reconnaissance Il-20 was shot down by the Syrian government missile defense systems responding to an Israeli airstrike. All 15 people on board were killed. Russia laid the blame on Israel, saying Israeli fighter jets had pushed the plane into Syria’s line of fire.

Syria’s skies, where regional and international powers back different parties in the conflict, are increasingly crowded.

Shortly before the downing, Israeli strikes had hit targets inside Syria, reportedly preventing an arms shipment to the Iranian-backed militant Hezbollah group.

Russia launched its campaign in Syria to support President Bashar Assad in 2015, and though the involvement turned the tide of war in favor of Syrian government forces, Moscow has tried to play a careful balancing act, maintaining good ties both with Iran and Israel. For its part, Israel is wary of Iran’s growing influence in Syria.

President Vladimir Putin initially struck a reconciliatory note, blaming the downing on a “chain of tragic, fatal circumstances.” But the Russian military came out on Sunday, renewing the accusations against Israel.

Russian officials said Syria’s outdated S-200 systems weren’t sophisticated enough to identify the Russian plane as a friendly one.

Monday’s statement from Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Russia will send the S-300 missile defense systems to Damascus within the next two weeks. Earlier in the war, Russia suspended a supply of S-300s, which Israel feared Syria could use against it.

Shoigu said Russia is now going to go ahead with the shipment because “the situation has changed, and it’s not our fault.” He also said that Russia would start to electronically jam aircraft flying in to attack targets in Syria.We are convinced that these measures will calm down some hotheads and keep them from careless actions which pose a threat to our troops,” Shoigu said.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told Russian news agencies that supplying S-300 to Syria is Russia’s “own right” and expressed confidence that this would not hurt ties with Israel.

The Kremlin said Russia’s decision was not targeted against anyone and only serves to protect Russian troops in Syria. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that recent findings by the Russian military showed an Israeli jet “deliberately” pushed the Russian Il-20 into the line of fire, enabling its downing.

Russia’s stepped-up role in Syria enabled Assad’s forces, which had been losing ground to the armed opposition, to gain the upper hand and reclaim significant territory held by the rebels.

In recent months, the government recaptured many areas that were controlled by the opposition.

The downing of the plane came just hours after Russia announced it had reached a deal with Turkey to avert a Russian-backed Syrian government offensive against the northwestern province of Idlib, one of the last areas still in rebel hands.

Idlib, controlled by a mix of radical groups and Turkey-backed armed opposition, overlooks the Syrian coast where Russia military and air bases are located, and have reportedly come under rebel fire.

Shortly after Moscow’s announcement, the Syrian president’s office said Assad received a call from Putin and that the two discussed the latest developments, including the Idlib deal and the delivery of S-300s.

According to the statement, Putin reiterated that Russia holds Israel responsible for the downing of the plane. The Russian president also informed Assad of the S-300 delivery, it said. Assad expressed his condolences for the deaths of the Russian airmen, saying they were “carrying out noble mission, fighting terrorism in Syria.”

The Kremlin said the two leaders discussed working toward “achieving a lasting normalization in Syria and restoration of its sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity.”

Source :- abqjournal