Russia sends Su-57 to Syria, confronts F-35
Russia deployed Su-57 fighters to Syria to counter Israel's use of F-35 stealth fighters to attack Aleppo.
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Satellite image from Hmeimim airport |
According to Al-Masdar News on April 8, the Russian Air Force announced that it had redeployed Russia's latest generation fighter Su-57 to Syria after a period of absence from this battlefield.
Based on satellite imagery from the Hmeimim airfield in southwestern Latakia, the Su-57 appears to have returned to Syria after the Israeli Air Force carried out a major attack on the Aleppo provincial government on March 27.
Twitter user Reutersanders also posted images of Russian military Pantsir systems at the Hmeimim air base. Pantsirs play a key role in defending the airport from rebel drone attacks. Twitter users also showed that Russia is deploying Kalibr missiles at the Tartus naval base.
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Russian military Pantsir systems at Hmeimim airbase |
Observers believe that Russia deployed Su-57 fighters to Syria to counter Israel's use of F-35 stealth fighters to attack Aleppo.
Mr. Vladimir Gutenev, a member of the Russian State Duma's Expert Council on Aviation Industry, said that the Su-57 fighter jet has gained a lot of combat experience in Syria when participating in terrorist attacks.
The Su-57s were sent to Syria by Russia both to fight and to further evaluate technical parameters, especially the detection ability of the radar equipped on the Su-57 against the US F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters.
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