It looks like these may be the 26 S-300 PMU systems that Croatia allegedly sold to Iran. If it's true, then expect these 26 SAM systems alone  to shoot down at least 1/3rd of the IAF strike force.
http://www.jpost.com/Home/Article.aspx?id=113864

The US or UK can still easily get the job done, but Israel is nowhere in that league with their more antiquated planes, no carriers, no intercontinental bombers, etc.
I'm not saying that Israel can't do it, but this mission may very well be the costliest in IAF's 62 year history as far as IAF vs opponent kill ratio is concerned. This may be even a far more dangerious mission than the IAF hunting the SA-6 during the Yom Kippur war.

BTW, it's also now official that Russia will honor their contract. So on top of the S300s from Croatia, Belarus, and components from the Russian mamia, Russia will also deliver a bunch of them. The S300 in conjunction with the boot and tor systems will make it tough for the IAF.
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message1036416/pg1


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