161 DSC 16 E bis - New defence imperatives: implementation ...

, the Yakhont anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs) deployed in Syria create a surface naval A2/AD bubble in the region (Altman, 2015). Moreover, according to Russian news, the Khmeimim Air Base acquired S-400 missile systems after the 24 November 2015 downing of a Russian jet (Russia Today, 2015). ................
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