The Syrian Air Defense Force, according to unclassified sources, has more personnel than the RAF. And that's just to manage their anti-air stuff. More SA-6/8/10/11/22 than you can shake a stick at, it seems.
I doubt a carrier with a handful of helicopters would get very far without an awful lot of advanced SEAD/DEAD/EW support, to be honest. Have we got that...?
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