NATO Jet Intercepts SCUD Missile Launched From Sirte

[seruriermarshal]

NATO Jet Intercepts SCUD Missile Launched From Sirte


22:04 22 AGO 2011

(AGI) Doha - A Nato jet intercepted a Russian made Scud missile launched from Sirte, Muammar Gaddafi's home town, as announced by al Jazira. So far, only another missile had been launched by the colonel's forces, but causing no damages. In the Lybian arsenal, there should be dozens of Scuds, the most powerful weapon of the Lybian army, but some of them are believed to be inefficient. In 1986, two Scuds were launched against the Italian island of Lampedusa, as a reprisal against Us air raids on Tripoli, but they fell in the sea.

http://www.agi.it/english-version/world/elenco-notizie/201108222204-cro-ren1093-nato_jet_intercepts_scud_missile_launched_from_sirte

 

[sferrin]

Details will be interesting to hear. If we get to. :-X

 

[JFC Fuller]

I am somewhat curious about this and I am wondering if when they say intercept they actually mean detect?

 

[sferrin]

I am somewhat curious about this and I am wondering if when they say intercept they actually mean detect?

Why? At the beginning of their flight SCUDs are relatively easy targets.

 

[JFC Fuller]

I am somewhat curious about this and I am wondering if when they say intercept they actually mean detect?

Why? At the beginning of their flight SCUDs are relatively easy targets.

I never questioned the technical feasibility. More the potential for poor news reporting.

 

[sferrin]

I am somewhat curious about this and I am wondering if when they say intercept they actually mean detect?

Why? At the beginning of their flight SCUDs are relatively easy targets.

I never questioned the technical feasibility. More the potential for poor news reporting.

Well that never happens.

 

[F-14D]

For what it's worth, my understanding is that this story originated with Al-Jazeera and I don't believe has been confirmed by anyone else. All the other news organizations are either copying it or each other.

 

[JFC Fuller]

Chat now is that there is a USN Cruiser in the Gulf of Sirte intercepting scuds with standards.

 

[sferrin]

Chat now is that there is a USN Cruiser in the Gulf of Sirte intercepting scuds with standards.

Depending where they're at they could probably tag them with your basic SM-2