Assad Expected to Receive S-300 Systems

9/7/2013 IsraelDefense

According to various reports, Syria will receive the first of the advanced S-300 antiaircraft missile systems in the coming weeks

The first of the advanced S-300 antiaircraft missile systems are expected to arrive from Russia to Syria over the course of the next few weeks. The systems will be accompanied by Russian technicians and experts who are meant to turn them operational as soon as possible.

Israel is presently preparing for a last diplomatic effort to prevent the arrival of the missiles, which could severely limit the activity of the Israeli Air Force in the region, and may also reach the hands of Iran and Hezbollah.