Revealing Russia's failures in testing in Syria
Russia has tested many types of weapons and military equipment in Syria, but not all have been successful.
According to a source from the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, during the time of participation in this war more than 700 new and upgraded weapons and new equipment were tested.
However, not all tests were successful.
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| Hundreds of types of weapons and combat vehicles were tested by Russia on the Syrian battlefield. |
This source said that, in fact, during the testing process, some types of weapons and equipment encountered problems.
But thanks to the participation of manufacturers and designers in the tests, in some cases the experts directly solved them and finally they succeeded, moving to mass production. There were also failures but this rate was low.
It is possible that Russia has tested some more secret weapons but they have not been made public.
Based on published data, it can be seen that in Syria, Russia has tested mostly air defense and missile defense systems. Next, they continued to test the 4++ generation fighter Su-35 and then the appearance of the 5th generation fighter Su-57.
These new Russian strategic weapons have not yet been shown much, or perhaps they have proven their capabilities but have not been revealed.
As for the Su-35, they have shown excellent maneuverability in the air and have even had a chance to confront Western aircraft and especially American 5th generation fighters.
They are considered superior to Western fighters and can fight on equal terms with new generation American fighters.
The next test that made a big splash around the world and terrified the terrorist fighters was the test of the Kalibr cruise missile. These missiles are equipped on submarines and surface ships deployed off the coast.
They were launched at different distances and flew on an undetermined trajectory over many other countries' territories before successfully destroying their targets.
Russia's Kalibr cruise missile can be used to destroy enemy land and sea targets, and there is even a version capable of destroying submarines. This type of missile has a speed of about 2.9 Mach, equivalent to about 3552 km/h. At this speed, the possibility of being intercepted by air defense systems is very low, even impossible.
In addition to high speed, their orbits are very complex and difficult to predict, they can even fly at extremely low altitudes (a few dozen meters) along the terrain and can destroy targets at a distance of about 2,500 km. The appearance of this missile makes the US Tomahawk obsolete.
In fact, many new and upgraded weapons and military equipment were also tested in this war and achieved high efficiency.
In addition to these successes, some tests have failed. During the war in Syria, experts discovered problems with the Su-34's software. In addition, shortcomings in the use of new communication systems and radio-electronic reconnaissance were also discovered.
The complexes for aircraft and helicopters intended to protect them from attacks by enemy air defense systems were also not very successful.
For example, the "Vitebsk" electronic warfare system equipped on the Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopter is ineffective and will soon be replaced by a more modern version.
Some reconnaissance vehicles equipped on specialized aircraft such as the IL-20 and A-50U have shown to be outdated and need rapid modernization.
In addition, through this campaign, they also discovered some problems with their only aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, and have begun upgrading and repairing it.
Obviously, the war in Syria has created extremely favorable conditions for experts and the Russian defense industry to perfect and enhance the capabilities of weapons and military equipment.
