Russian warships arrived in Syria on combat duty near the U.S. fleet monitoring

Syria aggressively advancing face of U.S. coastal waters, the Russian military to take "personal monitoring " and " soft resistance" mode. According to the British "Guardian" reported on the 2nd , the Russians " Azov " was conducted surveillance ship in the Eastern Mediterranean combat duty , gathered in this real-time monitoring of the U.S. fleet. Russian military sources stressed that this is normal behavior , " tensions in the high seas , the relevant countries will take similar measures ." According to reports, " Azov " numbers in the third generation of the Soviet Navy , " cherry " class surveillance ship , the Gdynia shipyard since 1987 under the Russian Black Sea Fleet . After the disintegration of the Soviet Union , it is still active in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea . Ship load displacement of 3,000 tons, speed 16 , endurance 4000 sea miles , membership reached 146 people , suitable for long ocean cruise . " Azov " was responsible for reconnaissance early submarines and underwater cable of the special mission and subsequently increased intelligence gathering signals intelligence and communications functions , the most prominent change is the appearance of two dense grille protruding antenna mast , while the upper architecture adds two spherical radome , allegedly ship shore via satellite and the exchange of intelligence data command center , called the "mobile intelligence czar ." To prevent possible attacks , " Azov " was specially equipped with AK-630 guns and "needle -S" ship to air missiles to defend itself . With " Azov " was represented by the Russian reconnaissance ship using the " freedom of navigation on the high seas ," the protection of international law , frequently at or near the United States and NATO fleets or coastal base, through high-sensitivity sensors transmit signals intelligence intercept each other , communications intelligence , weapons testing more detailed characteristics of intelligence and intelligence . Russian military intelligence gathering through the dense , detection of a specific emission source signals intelligence within the region , within the region to grasp the position of the various emission sources , trends, signal characteristics , the chain of command , etc. These in-depth understanding of the opponent's military deployment situation is extremely critical , once electronic traffic signal displacement or a sudden change in the Russian military will be able to predict the important things happen. In fact, the Soviet and Russian surveillance ship has repeatedly play a huge role . In 1983, the Soviet Navy surveillance ship intercepted in advance "Independence" and "Kennedy " aircraft carrier aircraft attack direction , notice deployed in Lebanon Syrian air defenses prepared in advance, in one fell swoop and lay -plus U.S. aircraft carrier . During the Kosovo war in 1999 , the Russian Navy, " Bend in the River " and " Ji Erding " No. surveillance ship was also nearby to monitor the NATO air campaign . Obviously, the issue of Russia's hopes in Syria can continue past practice , through no offensive " military presence " counterweight to U.S. military action impulses.