Technical update on missing anti aircraft missile systems in Libya

As we all know, AQIM is a key component of the overthrow of Qaddafi we helped enable and were functional allies with, due to this admin.

The NYT article on missing weapons contained this little ditty...

“These were some of the most advanced weaponry the Russians made,” Mr. Bouckaert said.

He was particularly concerned with one crate, labeled “9M342,” the Russian designation for the SA-24 heat-seeking missile.

The SA-24?????

Israel?

The SA 24 can be REMOTE LAUNCHED, has a high degree of resistance to infrared jamming and is EFFECTIVE AGAINST UAV's below 11,000 feet.

AFGHANISTAN

PAKISTAN

Protection of Al Qaeda enclaves, DIRECTLY from low flying Predators, Reapers and manned aircraft equipped with infrared decoys.

GLOBASLECURITY.ORG

The Igla-S (SA-24) is Russia's most advanced MANPADS and considered one of the most lethal portable air defense systems ever made.

This missile is deadly enough that in 2009 THIS ADMIN tried to stop it's sale by Russia to Venezuela.

Combat use

The SA-24 Grinch Igla-S man portable air defence missile (MANPADS) system is designed for use against visible targets as tactical aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicle, cruise missile, head-on or receding, in the presence of natural (background) clutter and countermeasures. The SA-24 Grinch Igla-S features high effectiveness and increased range against small targets, such as cruise missile and remotely piloted vehicles. The SA-24 Grinch Igla-S is able to engage targets at night.