David Fulghum of Aviation News contributes
this article to the recent discussions about what may or may not have taken place in Syrian airspace on September 6. Fulghum reports that what was employed by the Israelis to avoid detection during their raid on an as-yet undisclosed Syrian target was "something similar to the U.S.-developed “Suter” airborne network attack system [which allows] users to invade communications networks, see what enemy sensors see and even take over as systems administrator so sensors can be manipulated into positions so that approaching aircraft can’t be seen".
Until now, both Israel and Syria had been silent about the strike, widely believed to have been executed by Israel to pre-emptively disrupt Syrian nuclear explorations being conducted in association with North Korea. Syria, predictably, dismisses these speculations as fabrications.
Iran, who some suggest purchased the Syrians' anti-air radar systems, is said to be worried about their own vulnerability, since they operate the same Russian-built systems. Meanwhile, Russia has sent technicians to Syria in efforts to uncover the cause of the shortfall and to upgrade the system.
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