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The real secret reason for Russia’s missiles delivery to Syria - deadly portable shoulder-fired Igla SA-18s
Russian delivery of deadly portable shoulder-fired Igla SA-18s to Syria is a way to deter any one from attacking Syria. According to international think tanks, these missiles are deadly but are not real threats against Israeli or US Air Force planes. But they can be a real danger if they are delivered to terrorist organizations like Al-Queda who may use the same against commercial flights.
The purpose of delivering these missiles are really to create a security scenario for Syria. If Syria is ever attacked, these missiles can be transferred to terrorist organizations and proliferating such missiles will bring commercial aviation to its knees.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with Israel's Channel One television, said that Russian missiles delivered to Syria would not pose a threat to Israel or disturb the regions balance of forces. He also said the weapons are short-range anti-missile systems that would be impossible to hand over to terrorist organizations unnoticed. Putin did note that the missiles could hamper disturb Israeli air force flights over Syria.
The SA-18 GROUSE (Igla 9K38) is an improved variant in the the SA-7 & SA-14 series of manportable SAMs. As with the earlier SA-14, the SA-18 uses of a similar thermal battery/gas bottle, and the SA-18 has the same 2 kilogram high-explosive warhead fitted with a contact and grazing fuse. But the missile of entirely new design with substantially improved range and speed,. The new seeker and aerodynamic improvements extend its effective range, and its higher speed enables it to be used against faster targets. The SA-18 has a maximum range of 5200 meters and a maximum altitude of 3500 meters. The 9M39 missile SA-18 employs an IR guidance system using proportional convergence logic. The new seeker offers better protection against electro-optical jammers; the probability of kill against an unprotected fighter is estimated at 30-48%, and the use of IRCM jammers only degrades this to 24-30%.
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