FN-6 in use in Syria

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This apparent confirmation of the successful use of MANPADS raises questions about the effectiveness of the countermeasures on Iraq's Mi-35Ms, all of which have been delivered from Russia in the past year. The countermeasures include the Adron KT-01 AVE Adros infrared jamming system and flare dispensers.

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Blackstone said:

This passage from Jane's article should alarm the Russian military helicopter sales force.

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Syrian rebel fighters have been pictured eagerly unpacking Chinese-made surface-to-air missile launchers understood to have been smuggled into the country by African arms dealers.

Taken in a remote area north of the city of Aleppo, the photographs show fighters from the Free Syrian Army assembling FN-6 anti-aircraft missile launchers for use against soldiers loyal to the Assad regime.

The Chinese-made weapons are thought to have been provided to the Free Syrian Army by sympathisers in Qatar, who are likely to have purchased them from dealers with links to corrupt officials in the Sudanese government, before having them smuggled into Syria through Turkey.

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Broccoli said:

...it claims that their FN-6's were looted from a house.

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StopSquarkS said:

Has any helo counter-measure suite worked in the field against MANPADS?

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shen said:

Now that ISIS is confirmed to have working MANPAD, isn't it just a matter of time now before one is smuggled out of the combat zone and used to take down civilian airliner?

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no_name said:

Is it just a matter of time before it becomes mandatory for civilian airliners to be equipped with flares?

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