03/03/2021

Turkey and United States co-examine Russian missile system Pantsir, captured in Libya

In the process of beating back General Haftar’s’s offensive, GNA fighters took over the LNA’s airbase in Al-Watiya, 100 miles southwest of Tripoli, which LNA forces abandoned in haste. Among the looting was a Russian-built Pantsir missile defense system —reportedly captured in pristine condition. The captured Pantsir system disappeared for a few weeks, and eventually reappeared in the hands of a local militia in the town of Zawiya. The militia is commanded by Mohamed Bahroun, a Libyan warlord with links to the Islamic State. Turkish troops struck a deal with Bahroun, whose forces agreed to deliver the Pantsir to the Turkish-controlled Mitiga International Airport on the outskirts of Tripoli. Shortly afterwards, the United States warned Turkey that it was prepared to forcibly take control of the missile system, fearing that it could fall in the hands of the Islamic State. Washington also wanted to get its hands on Russia’s anti-aircraft system.

According to reports, the two countries reached a deal in recent weeks. The United States sent a C-17 Globemaster cargo plane to Mitiga airport from its AFRICOM base in Germany, and collected the Pantsir. It then delivered it to Ankara, where it is now being examined by a joint team of Turkish and American weapons experts. Some weapons specialists suggest that this development could significantly affect Russia’s ability to counter NATO military systems, given that the Pantsir’s technology will now be compromised.

Joseph Fitsanakis
https://intelnews.org/2021/03/03/01-2964/

ΚΟΥΡΗΤΗΣ: ΔΗΜΟΣΙΟ-ΓΡΑΦΙΚΕΣ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΕΣ ΓΙΑ ΑΓΡΙΟΥΣ. ΠΡΩΤΟΝ ΟΙ ΗΠΑ ΕΙΧΑΝ ΗΔΗ ΣΤΑ ΧΕΡΙΑ ΤΟΥΣ Pantsir, ΔΕΥΤΕΡΟΝ ΑΝ ΔΙΚΟ ΤΟΥΣ ΜΕΤΑΓΩΓΙΚΟ ΤΟ ΦΟΡΤΩΝΕ ΤΟΤΕ ΔΕΝ ΥΠΗΡΧΕ ΠΕΡΙΠΤΩΣΗ ΝΑ ΤΟ ΠΑΝΕ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΓΚΥΡΑ. ΤΡΙΤΟΝ ΟΙ ΤΟΥΡΚΟΙ ΑΠΟΚΛΕΙΕΤΑΙ ΝΑ ΠΑΡΑΔΕΧΤΗΚΑΝ ΠΩΣ ΕΙΧΑΝ/ΕΧΟΥΝ ΕΠΑΦΕΣ ΜΕ ΠΑΡΑΣΤΡΑΤΙΩΤΙΚΕΣ ΟΜΑΔΕΣ ΤΟΥ ΑΠΟΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΥ "ΙΣΛΑΜΙΚΟΥ ΚΡΑΤΟΥΣ".
ΑΝ ΤΟ Pantsir ΒΡΙΣΚΕΤΑΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΓΚΥΡΑ, ΤΟΥΡΚΟΙ ΚΑΙ ΜΟΝΟΝ ΤΟΥΡΚΟΙ ΤΟ ΠΗΡΑΝ ΚΑΙ ΤΟ ΕΞΕΤΑΖΟΥΝ. ΝΑ ΚΑΛΕΣΑΝ ΑΜΕΡΙΚΑΝΟΥΣ ; ΜΠΟΡΕΙ, ΩΣ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΔΙΑΔΙΚΑΣΙΑΣ ΕΠΑΝΑΠΡΟΣΕΓΓΙΣΗΣ ή/και ΓΙΑ ΤΕΧΝΙΚΗ ΒΟΗΘΕΙΑ.
ΑΥΤΑ ΝΑ ΤΑ ΒΛΕΠΟΥΝ ΟΙ ΡΩΣΣΟΙ.

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