Recent posts on a couple of military websites suggest Russia has offered Iran the S-300vm missile system in replacement for the promised S-300 to stop Iran's lawsuit in Geneva.
Observation... at first glance the S-300vm seems much more useful for Iran in light of the air and missile threats it faces than the S-300 itself.
Question: so how would delivery of the S-300vm system actually affect the military equation for US strategic and tactical planners? That is, recognizing that adequate equipping, training, etc. of systems is crucial....would the alternate missile system be a more likely deterrent to foreign air intervention in Iran?
Observation... at first glance the S-300vm seems much more useful for Iran in light of the air and missile threats it faces than the S-300 itself.
Question: so how would delivery of the S-300vm system actually affect the military equation for US strategic and tactical planners? That is, recognizing that adequate equipping, training, etc. of systems is crucial....would the alternate missile system be a more likely deterrent to foreign air intervention in Iran?