| ID | 125367 |
| Title Proper | Evolution of ground based air defense weapons |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Menon, Narayan |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In the not too distant past, the world's most powerful military of the US was poised to mount a short duration campaign to punish Syria for allegedly crossing some undefined 'red line' of employing chemical weapons against insurgent forces opposing the regime in power. Reports coming out of Washington indicated that the US President was not only determined to degrade Syria's chemical weapon capabilities but also to take down Bashar Assad's air force, destroy his air bases and knock out his ground-to-ground ballistic missiles using giant B-52 bombers and B-2 stealth bombers. Some of the bombers were planned to fly in directly from the US, others from a base in Qatar. |
| `In' analytical Note | Indian Defence Review Vol.28, No.4; 2013: p.17-23 |
| Journal Source | Indian Defence Review Vol.28, No.4; 2013: p.17-23 |
| Key Words | Air Defense System ; Indian SAMs ; Modern Systems ; Vietnam War ; The Yom Kippur War ; Operation Desert Storm ; Surface-To-Air Missiles - SAMs ; Balloon Barrage (BB) ; Second World War - WWII ; First World War - WW I ; Ground-Based Air Defence Systems - GBADS ; US Air Offensive ; Indian Air Force ; Ballistic Missiles ; Chemical Weapons ; Biological Weapons ; US - Army |