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Old 06-19-2020, 07:14 AM
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U.S. seizes advanced Russian military system in Libya
By: Tom Rogan - Washington Examiner News - 06-19-20
Re: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/o...ystem-in-libya

In early June, U.S. Military personnel secured an advanced Russian combat system in Libya.

The exact identity of the platform, now extracted out of Libya and subject to American technical analysis, is unknown to me. But I am led to believe it is either the Krasukha-4 electronic warfare system or the S-350 medium range air defense system. Both reflect higher-end Russian military capabilities, primarily designed to defeat NATO air operations. Such systems have taken on added value in Libya, of late, due to the success of Turkish drones in targeting older Russian air defense systems such as the Pantsir, which the U.S. Military has already had analytical access to.

This U.S. success, under the authority of the Defense Intelligence Agency's foreign military exploitation program, is a significant one.

What do we know?

Well, speaking on the condition of anonymity, two current defense-intelligence officials and one former official say that the military now has a highly advanced Russian military system under its control. It was secured from the control of a Russian military intelligence contractor, Wagner Group, which is supporting Khalifa Haftar's campaign to seize control over Libya away from the United Nations, U.S. and EU supported Government of National Accord. Wagner Group, which operates under authority of Russia's GRU military intelligence service, recently received Russian military fighter jets to support its operations.

That said, there is no evidence that the system was secured by the use of American force. I reached out to numerous government agencies but received no request to avoid publication or omit details. Officials offered no comment on the specifics of this story, but did not deny them.

Behind the scenes, however, American officials are celebrating a significant win.

After all, Russian air defense and electronic warfare systems are the crown jewels of Vladimir Putin's military power. Indeed, Russian electronic warfare systems supersede American capabilities in some areas. Reflecting as much, Russian military planning against NATO is focused around rapid territorial seizure followed by the establishing of strongholds protected by these advanced systems. The NATO concern is that, in the event of conflict, Russia would secure these strongholds then seek to divide NATO member states by offering a favorable-to-Moscow cease fire or continued conflict. To counter this strategy, the U.S., British, and French air forces train extensively to destroy these strongholds.

Thanks to what has happened in Libya, their ability to do so successfully finds new support. American engineers and pilots will now be able to test how Russian systems can best be defeated or evaded.

The secondary benefit to this seizure is that it will directly undermine Putin's strategy with regards to Libya.

This matters in that Putin's Libya strategy is not ultimately designed to secure Haftar's control over the North African nation. That objective is only the bridging point. Putin wants to use Haftar's future power to establish Russian air defense systems along Libya's Mediterranean coast. These can then integrate with other Russian systems in place along the Syrian coast, effecting a simultaneous air denial strategy against NATO's southern and eastern flanks.

In short, thanks to what happened in early June, Putin's strategy got a little more complicated.
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Personal note: Why report our discoveries? It must not be that important to make it public knowledge?

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