Abbreviations and Technical Terms

Bertam, class of patrol boat

CIC, Combat Information Center

Dabur (“Hornet”), class of Israeli patrol boat

ECM, Electronic Countermeasures

ESM, Electronic Support Measures

EW, Electronic Warfare

Frog, Soviet ground-to-ground missile in Syrian arsenal

Gabriel, Israeli sea-to-sea missile

IAI, Israel Aircraft Industries

Kelt, Soviet air-to-ground missile used by Egypt

Komar (“Mosquito”), class of Soviet missile boat used by Egyptian navy

LST, tank landing craft

Osa (“Wasp”), class of Soviet-made missile boat, larger than the Komar

Rafael, Israeli Authority for Weapons Development

Reshef (“Flash”), class of Israeli missile boat, larger than Saar

Saar (“Storm”), class of Israeli missile boat

Skory, class of Soviet-made destroyer in Egyptian navy

Styx, Soviet sea-to-sea missile used by Egyptian and Syrian navies