Executive summary of CENTCOM report

http://www.centcom.mil/Portals/6/media/REDACTED_FINAL_XSUM_Memorandum__29_Nov_16___CLEAR.pdf

From

https://insidedefense.com/insider/centcom-breaks-down-airstrike-likely-hit-syrian-forces-mistake

I said at the time the whole scene would have been lit up and be visible on screen for a UK drone operating there….I asked there were any UK assets there and you said at the time in reply to my specific question that there were none…..but today it was confirmed UK assets were there….were these Reapers TEEJ?

You seem very confused and mixed up, Tony? Perhaps instead of relying on faulty memory you could have quoted me making this statement in this thread? It would saved a lot of hassle as I didn’t say anything of the sort.

Your original post where you were confused about the identity of the air force operating the F-16s.

Thanks for that TEEJ…..do we have confirmation of the make-up of the actual strike package because it appears to have changed over time?

Some contend that was to deflect the heat off the Americans, but I’ll wait for the official investigation to conclude which I suppose isn’t likely to be anytime soon?

I thought it was the two USAF A-10s, two F-16s (take your pick from NATO partners) and a UK Reaper (which would have had a bird’s eye view)?

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?136371-Russia-moving-tac-air-troops-to-Syria&p=2342560#post2342560

My reply

No problem, Tony. The Danes have already admitted to their F-16s taking part.

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?136371-Russia-moving-tac-air-troops-to-Syria&p=2342571#post2342571

The UK Reaper involvement wasn’t disputed. The discussions between us was the confusion in reference to the nation operating the F-16s and the Australian assets.

An earlier reply in regards to RAF Reaper was that there was nothing unusual about a UK Reaper being over Syria and a link to its first strike use in Syria.

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?136371-Russia-moving-tac-air-troops-to-Syria&p=2341175#post2341175

Discussion in reference to what Royal Australian Air Force types were involved?

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?136371-Russia-moving-tac-air-troops-to-Syria&p=2342555#post2342555

All I can think of is that you got confused over other assets that I listed in reference to the possible Australian assets and their situational awareness.

TEEJ, anything to say about the E-7A Wedgetail AWAC that flew in support of the US bombing of the Syrian positions…..would it not have situational awareness and known that the the Syrian positions were being bombed?

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?136371-Russia-moving-tac-air-troops-to-Syria&p=2342163#post2342163

The question is why are you so confused and mixed up? The thread has a “search thread” engine. Why couldn’t you have simply searched for “reaper” within the thread and saved yourself all this hassle?

http://forum.keypublishing.com/search.php?searchid=2084109

6 Squadron did look at Jaguar Afghan ops.

… We looked very carefully at the option to go to Kandahar and it was possible. We could not have operated at the peak of the hottest days but we were only ever looked at to augment the JFH, not replace them, so that they could have a less punishing op cycle. The Harrier is an excellent CAS platform but we could have credibly relieved some of the burden.’

http://www.pprune.org/3259332-post111.html

Update on the Russian HF activity. It doesn’t appear to be Syria related. RAF and Danish QRA were scrambled last night. Call signs and intercept have 3 Tu-95 Bear H and 3 IL-78 Midas North Sea and off Scotland.
No indication that this was a Gibraltar Strait/Syria mission as conducted by Tu-160s during November 2015.

Activity from 16th Nov 2016 on following link.

https://mobile.twitter.com/mil_radar

Another gem by RT 🙂

-This is a precision weapon..

https://www.rt.com/news/367124-russia-syria-aircraft-carrier/

Video on You Tube

The Russian military has launched a large-scale operation against terrorists stationed in Homs and Idlib provinces of Syria, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday.

“Today at 10:30 and 11:00 we launched a large-scale operation against the positions of Islamic State and Al-Nusra [terrorist groups] in the provinces of Idlib and Homs,” Shoigu said at a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the top leadership of the Russian Armed Forces.

The ‘Admiral Kuznetsov’ aircraft carrier, the flagship of the Russian Navy, is also taking part, Shoigu said. This is the first time the ‘Admiral Kuznetsov’ has taken part in a military operation. Sukhoi Su-33 fighter jets have been launched from the deck of the carrier, the defense minister said.

Terrorist positions have been hit with cruise missiles from the frigate ‘Admiral Grigorovich’, Shoigu added.

https://www.rt.com/news/366995-anti-terrorist-operation-carrier/

That’s interesting! Seems they have repainted the deck during the cruise!:o

The process of painting the deck was noted during October 28th on a satellite image. Kuznetov was hove to re-fueling off Morocco.