Russian Sending More Modern Fighter Jets to Syria

A Russian media outlet reported on Saturday that a series of Su-25SM3 fighter jets, a modern Russia-made warplane known as Supper Grach, will soon join the Russian air fleet in Syria to intensify war on terrorists.

The Arabic-language website of the Russian state news agency, Sputnik, reported that the Russian Air Force in Syria will receive Su-25SM3 fighter jets before the end of 2017, adding the Su-25SM3 is the modern model of Su-25 known as Grach.

The Arabic Sputnik underlined the specific capabilities of Su-25SM3 and added that the modern fighter jets enjoy Sulet-25 electronic optical system that can track and target objects independent from pilot navigation.

It added that the Sulet-25 has enabled the Su-25SM3 fighter jets to attack any objects in any weather condition and any time.

Sputnik went on to say that the Su-25SM3 fighter jet can stand against attacks by different models of anti-aircraft missile systems via utilizing a fits-back system.

It pointed out that the SU-25SM3 fighter jets will participate in war missions in Syria once their pilots accomplish their training.

A satellite image released in early August showed that an active air defense base in Syria equipped with the most advanced S300 and S400 air-defense systems was ready to give harsh response to any possible assault.

The satellite picture showed that what appears to be a battery-sized detachment of either highly-modernized S-300 or newer S-400 model strategic anti-aircraft missiles

The base was geo-located to a highly-militarized area on the provincial borders of Tartus and Hama provinces.

Whether the missile system operators belong to the Syrian Armed Forces or the Russian Armed Forces could not officially be confirmed, however, some social media sources claimed that the base was also used to launch Oniks cruise missiles from Bastion-P transporters late last year; this would indicate that the S-300/400s were a Russian asset.