vesti i konfirmacija o dolasku jos dva -57 , kao i drugih
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wo more 5th generation Su-57 fighter jets landed at Hmaymim Military Airport in southwestern Latakia, pro-government accounts reported on Friday.
According to the reports, the two Su-57 fighter jets were escorted by several Su-30SM as they made their way from Russia to the Syrian port-city of Jableh in the Latakia Governorate.
With this latest deployment of Su-57, the Russian military has now sent at least four of these elite jets to Syria.
While the purpose of this deployment is not yet clear, the Russian Aerospace Forces have also sent a large number of
Su-25 and Su-35 jets to this front.
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The appearance of two Su-57 fighters at Syria’s Hmeymim Airbase, yet to be confirmed by the Russian MoD, has nevertheless got defense observers and armchair analysts alike talking. But what might the planes be doing there? Is their deployment strictly testing-related, or is it also meant to send a political message? Sputnik investigates.
Deployment Details
So far, both the Kremlin and the MoD have stayed mum on the subject of the Su-57s’ possible mission to Syria. But a simple observation of Su-57-related news from recent months seems to indicate that the deployment is highly likely.
For instance, on February 8, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov announced that the military was set to buy a batch of Su-57s for combat trials, with the first stage of state trials already completed. Two weeks before that, Boris Obnosov, CEO of Tactical Missiles Corporation, a company engaged in the development of weapons for the fighter platform, confirmed that the Su-57 had begun flight testing with its advanced new weaponry onboard. Hinting that the results of their work would be seen “in the imminent future,” Obnosov added that Su-57 test launches of new weapons developed by the Raduga and Vimpel design bureaus would start “soon.”
Vladimir Gutenov, Duma lawmaker in charge of a commission supporting the Russian defense industry, told Sputnik that while he could not independently confirm the Su-57s’ deployment to Syria, he “whole-heartedly welcomed” the reports. According to the lawmaker, the planes “need to be tested in combat conditions, in conditions of [enemy] resistance.” Furthermore, he said, the presence of the Su-57s will doubtlessly send a political message, serving as a deterrent “for aircraft from neighboring states which periodically fly into” the Middle Eastern country uninvited.
