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[Londonrake]

Deja vu?

Back to 1997.

[Londonrake]

Barak MX range.

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[Maximus]

So let me get this straight, Turkey, fancies itself as a warrior nation and the regional powerhouse, who fields the second largest army in NATO, who occupies half of Cyprus with 40,000 troops for over five decades, are cacking their pants because Cyprus bought two air defence batteries?

What king of “regional powerhouse” do you have to be to start warning about “dangerous consequences” over a small island nation exercising its basic right to defend itself?

The hypocrisy is almost comical, invade and occupy = “peace and stability” while Cyprus buying a defensive system = “a provocation”. Lets also not forget that the Turks are talking about bumping up the number of occupying troops to 100K, have built a drone air base and are thinking about building a naval base in Cyprus too.

Maybe the Turks should spend less time lecturing others and more time asking why a country that is a mere fraction of its size can give it such anxiety with just two batteries.

Read all about it here: https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/09/18/turk ... nce-system

[Londonrake]

For somebody “cancelled” on this Forum I’m surprised to get a response. That, on such a trivial issue wrt it’s effects on regional and national security. Better surely to stick to swapping music YouTubes?

Ignoring Bob Dylan’s contribution to our lives for a moment - and being a tad cynical perhaps - I suspect Cyprus being blessed with this missile system might perhaps be as much to do with Israel’s “security” as its own?

[Maximus]

Two Barak MX batteries won’t defeat Turkey’s military, but they do matter, particularly within a layered defence system. if we look at these in isolation, they give Cyprus a credible shield over the island and raise the cost of any aggression because Turkey now has to factor in significant losses. It’s not about matching Turkey’s firepower, it’s about their deterrence capabilities.

Lets take a quick look at what two Barak MX batteries are capable of:

> Intercepts aircraft, helicopters, drones, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, and ballistic missiles up to 150 KM (two batteries can easily cover Cyprus's key infrastructure)
> 2x8 launchers can engage multiple threats simultaneously, including mass drone or missile swarms, with rapid reloading capability.
> The systems advanced radar can track and engage numerous threats concurrently, its designed for high capacity, multi-target engagement scenarios.

Basically, two launchers significantly increases Cyprus' defence capabilities and denies Turkey impunity over Cypriot airspace. That’s why Turkey’s whining, because if Greece and Israel also park some frigates with air defence systems off the southern coast of Cyprus, they can effectively deny Turkey the air space in the eastern Mediterranean.

[repulsewarrior]

Being a logistical hub in this part of the Mediterranean is a distinct advantage, which by buying such system to defend herself will make her even more attractive to defensive partners.

https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/09/19/indi ... l-exercise

[Lordo]

Being a logistical hub in this part of the Mediterranean is a distinct advantage, which by buying such system to defend herself will make her even more attractive to defensive partners.

https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/09/19/indi ... l-exercise

Lets use some proper logic RW. No matter who Cyprus partners with, she will not be able to defend herself against Turkey. Not that Turkey is about to attack her but like in 1974 if some lunatic decides to attack the north then it will be like a war between an elephant and an ant. I understand that the Greek ants in Cyprus are black and the red ants are Tergggish. The problem is that these weapons will make the lunatic in the south think that they can defeat Tergggy and get back the Tergggish Cypriot Territory in the north. They have as much chance of that as pigs evolving to fly.

They have American forces in the south and Israel is allowed to use the airports too, how many more partners do they need.

As to Indian warship, fat load of good that will do. This is for the war mongers to make them feel better as well as important.