Navy was unaware of missile threat

ynetnews.com ^ | 7/15/2006 | Hanan Greenberg

[Woodstock]

*ping*

[bnelson44]

Initial probe into attack on missile boat Friday reveals Navy had no intelligence of possible missile threat in area where boat was operating; missile, aircraft interception system has been turned off due to presence of IDF planes in sector

Ooopseee!

[mgstarr]

It won't happen again. IDF will be prepared next time.

Hezbulloh had one shot with this.

[TWfromTEXAS]

check this out

[Jeff Head]

The Iranians are Israel's principle enemey. Hezbollah is the Iranian surrogate. The Iranians have had the C-802 for a long time. I do not buy this...and of they did not prepare for potential missile engagement while in combat off the Lebannon coast against Hezbollah, it was a critical and fatal mistake.

[bnelson44]

..it was a critical and fatal mistake.

For one captain and 4 sailors it sure was!

[Jeff Head]

Inexcusable IMHO...tends to confirm that their missile detection and wanring systems were not on. I hope this is not the case...but this is simply amaziong and inexcusable if true. Will wait for more official word.

[pipecorp]

oops forgot to turn the radar on.... my bad.
wtf? a ship designed for precisely this type of action not readied for this type of action?

[NY Attitude]

Sometimes the digital message traffic to/from the CMS gets in the way.

[johnny7]

That's the kind of stuff that happens when somebody at the top has their head up their a$$.

[CatoRenasci]

THis story is bad OPSEC. If it is true Israel was unready, best thing to do is not tell, let the Iranians/Hezbullah think they're golden, sail the boats in so the bad guys fire the missles up, locate the firing points, take the missles down and let the IAF get the launch points. Maybe even some commandows to find the Iranian bodies afterwards. That would be smart.

[Gondring]

Seemed that way to me. Hope there's some reason for it.

[ken5050]

Jeff, one othrt interesting point..the next generation of US Navy DDE's and missile frigates have greatly reduced crews. Supposedly the damage control systems are "automated"..I suspect that when they do a detailed analysis of the heroic job done by the Israeli crew, a few senior US admirals are in for a rude awakening. If the Israeli ship had been manned at the proposed US levels, I suspect it would be at the bottom now..

[Brilliant]

Israel's Navy leaves something to be desired.

[Bommer]

Initial probe into attack on missile boat Friday reveals Navy had no intelligence of possible missile threat in area where boat was operating; missile, aircraft interception system has been turned off due to presence of IDF planes in sector

If they are going to use that lameass excuse, they better worry if theres a submarine in the area!

[operation clinton cleanup]

Missile boats are equipped with a missile interception system capable of automatically intercepting any missile or aircraft approaching it. However, as the boat was operating in an area where a large number of IDF planes were present, the Navy had refrained from activating the system.

A bigger oops would have been if the system was activated and started shooting down IDF planes. Another Freeper noted that the ship may have been operating to close to shore to be effective for its designated role.

[finnman69]

I read it was not a UAV but a c-802 antiship cruisemissile

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/row/c-802.htm

[Prost1]

" do not buy this...and of they did not prepare for potential missile engagement while in combat off the Lebannon coast against Hezbollah, it was a critical and fatal mistake."

Remember Billy Jeff's 1st SecDef. Les Aspin or the 2nd William Perry or the 3rd William Cohen?
Each and every one made similar mistakes and forced their mistakes on the military!

And think, Israel have been governed by the socialist appeasement party for some years! Contamination of institutions happens.

[george76]

Is this possible ?

oops forgot to turn the radar on.... my bad.