Suter (military system)

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Suter is a computer system developed by BAE Systems that is designed to attack hostile computer networks and communication systems. The special area of ​​application is the disruption of integrated air defense systems . The project was led by Big Safari , a division of the United States Air Force .

Three generations of Suter have been developed so far. Suter 1 enables the operators to observe the enemy's radar surveillance . Suter 2 also allows you to take control of enemy networks and sensors. The Suter 3 system tested in the summer of 2006 also enables the communication links to strategic targets of the enemy, such as stationary or mobile anti-aircraft missiles, to be taken over .

The Suter system has been tested on aircraft such as the Lockheed EC-130 , Boeing RC-135, and the General Dynamics F-16CJ . It has been actively used in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2006 .

US Air Force officials have speculated that similar technology may have been used by the Israeli military to disable Syrian radars during Operation Orchard on September 6, 2007, when Israeli jet fighter jets entered Syrian airspace, according to Israeli official reports bombed a military facility. The suspicion seems appropriate insofar as the IAF's F-15 and F-16 fighter jets are not equipped with stealth technology and should actually have been detected by the Syrian radar systems, which in turn are supposed to be based on Russian technology.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b David A. Fulghum, Michael A. Dornheim, William B. Scott: Black Surprises . Aviation Week and Space Technology . Retrieved May 5, 2007.
  2. ^ A b David A. Fulghum: Why Syria's Air Defenses Failed to Detect Israelis . Aviation Week and Space Technology. October 3, 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2007.
  3. ^ David A. Fulghum: Technology Will Be Key to Iraq Buildup . Aviation Week and Space Technology. January 14, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  4. ↑ a b SPIEGEL online: “Israel's Bomb Attack: Satellite Images Shall Show Syrian Nuclear Reactor”, October 25, 2007
  5. ^ John Leyden: Israel suspected of 'hacking' Syrian air defenses . The Register . October 4, 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2007.