http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.as...f-c98fdf99a7a0Does anybody know if those missiles that went walk about from Libya have made it to the Syrian opposition?
(Regardless, we are going to have trouble with those missing Libyan SA-24s in the years to come.)
A manufacturing industry official in Russia apparently indicated that the SA-24s in Libya are not MANPAD capable.
SA-7 to -14 weapons adrift in the world are not a threat unique to Libya. There were literally thousands of the all over the place in Iraq, and it was not uncommon to find missiles, batteries, and trigger units lying around. The opportunity to seize these weapons was incredibly high in 2003, and although many of them probably were, I'm not so sure they had more than a minimal impact on the remaining 8 years of our presence. Analysts are getting lathered up about Libyan SAMs, but I suspect the true impact in the region and the world will be just about as limited as it was in the wake of Iraq' collapse.
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