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Russia says Syrian MiG-21 downed by MANPADS
Tim Ripley, London and Jeremy Binnie, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
13 March 2016
Stills taken from a video released by the Syrian rebel group Jaish al-Islam on 12 March show the moment when a Syrian MiG-21 is seemingly hit by what the Russian MoD later said was a MANPADS missile. The missile's warhead appears to detonate slightly behind the aircraft, suggesting it had a proximity warhead: a feature seen only on more advanced MANPADS such as the Russian Igla-S and the latest FIM-92J version of the US-made Stinger. Source: Jaish al-Islam
A Syrian MiG-21 fighter-bomber has been shot down by rebels using a man-portable air defence system (MANPADS), the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.
When it released its daily summary of breaches of the current ceasefire agreement on 13 March, the Russian MoD said the aircraft was shot down by a MANPADS near the town of Kafr Nabudah at 14.41 on 12 March. Kafr Nabudah is on the border of Hamah and Idlib provinces.
The MoD added that the MiG-21 "was performing airspace control tasks" when it was hit.
The pro-government Al-Masdar News website had already reported that the MiG-21 had just bombed rebel positions when it crashed and cited an unidentified source as saying it went down due to a technical problem, not hostile fire, and that the pilot was shot dead as he parachuted to the ground.
At least two rebel groups that operate in the area - Jaish al-Nasr and Jaish al-Islam - took credit for downing the aircraft and released videos of their fighters shooting into the air with light anti-aircraft guns.
No MANPADS could be seen in their videos, but the Jaish al-Islam footage showed an explosion coming from the back of a MiG-21 that was consistent with it being hit by a small, infrared-guided missile.
Another video released by the Step News Agency, an opposition source, showed what appeared to be a missile being launched from Kafr Nabudah, but did not include footage of the aircraft being hit.
The closest operational MiG-21 base to Kafr Nabudah is Hamah Air Base 40 km to the southeast.
Russia says Syrian MiG-21 downed by MANPADS
Tim Ripley, London and Jeremy Binnie, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
13 March 2016
Stills taken from a video released by the Syrian rebel group Jaish al-Islam on 12 March show the moment when a Syrian MiG-21 is seemingly hit by what the Russian MoD later said was a MANPADS missile. The missile's warhead appears to detonate slightly behind the aircraft, suggesting it had a proximity warhead: a feature seen only on more advanced MANPADS such as the Russian Igla-S and the latest FIM-92J version of the US-made Stinger. Source: Jaish al-Islam
A Syrian MiG-21 fighter-bomber has been shot down by rebels using a man-portable air defence system (MANPADS), the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.
When it released its daily summary of breaches of the current ceasefire agreement on 13 March, the Russian MoD said the aircraft was shot down by a MANPADS near the town of Kafr Nabudah at 14.41 on 12 March. Kafr Nabudah is on the border of Hamah and Idlib provinces.
The MoD added that the MiG-21 "was performing airspace control tasks" when it was hit.
The pro-government Al-Masdar News website had already reported that the MiG-21 had just bombed rebel positions when it crashed and cited an unidentified source as saying it went down due to a technical problem, not hostile fire, and that the pilot was shot dead as he parachuted to the ground.
At least two rebel groups that operate in the area - Jaish al-Nasr and Jaish al-Islam - took credit for downing the aircraft and released videos of their fighters shooting into the air with light anti-aircraft guns.
No MANPADS could be seen in their videos, but the Jaish al-Islam footage showed an explosion coming from the back of a MiG-21 that was consistent with it being hit by a small, infrared-guided missile.
Another video released by the Step News Agency, an opposition source, showed what appeared to be a missile being launched from Kafr Nabudah, but did not include footage of the aircraft being hit.
The closest operational MiG-21 base to Kafr Nabudah is Hamah Air Base 40 km to the southeast.
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