Syrian MIG-29s provided air cover for Russian ground attack SU-25 aircraft for the first time during a recent airstrike on Islamic State positions in Syria. This was the first joint operation between the two nation’s air forces said the Russian Defense Ministry. “The crews of the Russian Su-25 warplanes and…
The Russian Kalibr cruise missile was first used in combat against Syrian targets in late 2015 in a show of modern, offensive capability by the Russian Navy. The missile is a supersonic weapon system in contrast to the American subsonic Tomahawk cruise missile that is well known from conflicts around…