Russia speaks frankly about the purpose of sending Su-57 to Syria
After surprising with the image of the Su-57 stealth fighter appearing in Syria, Russia has directly stated the purpose of its deployment.
TASS news agency quoted a source from the Russian Ministry of Defense as saying that the deployment of the Su-57 stealth fighter to Syria this time was for nothing more than testing it in real combat conditions, after completing the first phase of state-level testing.
The source also added that the Russian Ministry of Defense also plans to receive the first squadron of 12 Su-57 stealth fighters in 2018.
The Su-57's arrival in Syria is an opportunity for Russia to demonstrate the superiority of this modern fighter in actual combat missions, as well as find weaknesses to improve before mass deployment.
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In particular, the participation of the Su-57 stealth fighter in combat operations in Syria is extremely interesting because the skies in the region are filled with the most advanced 5th generation fighter jets today, including the Su-57, F-35 and F-22 of the US Air Force.
However, according to some experts, apart from testing purposes, the sudden appearance of the Su-57 may simply be a means of exerting pressure. It will not participate in combat and will quickly withdraw to the country, similar to the case of the BMPT or the S-350 Vityaz air defense system.
It is known that before TASS quoted Russian defense sources confirming the deployment of Su-57 to Syria, Russian media simultaneously published images of these two stealth fighters landing at Russia's Hmeymim airbase in Syria.
Military expert Wael Al Hussaini said when posting the video on Twitter: "This is an image of a formation of Su-57 fighters approaching Hmeymim airport." These images were confirmed to be recorded at Hmeymim on the afternoon of February 21.
When talking about the power of this fighter line, Mr. Viktor Bondarev, head of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, affirmed that the Su-57 currently possesses features and technologies that are not currently available in the world.
According to him, the special features of the Su-57 because it is a super-maneuverable fighter aircraft, are the capabilities of electronic radio equipment - "smart covering materials", integrated with many of Russia's most advanced sensors that allow the system to display, self-record and help pilots observe images around the aircraft.
Mr. Drozdenko affirmed that, after being equipped with Su-57, the strength of the Russian Aerospace Forces and a number of other forces increased significantly and became a premise for Russia to surpass the US in the future.
In particular, after equipping the Su-57, Russia became the second country in the world to produce and equip a true 5th generation aircraft.
