Another Russo-Syrian arms deal:
Sergei Korotkov, general director of the MiG company that makes the jets, told Russian news agencies Friday that a Syrian delegation was in Moscow to discuss terms and deadlines of a new contract supplying MiG-29 M/M2 fighters to Syria.
Korotkov did not say how many MiGs Syria were buying, but says it would be “more than 10.”
All I can say is, if this is meant to intimidate Western air forces, then the deal had better include some Russian pilots to fly the damn things. Because the Syrians absolutely suck at this stuff. News you can use from 1982:
During the course of combat operations, the Israeli Air Force conducted successful ground attack missions against Syrian and PLO targets, with Israeli attack helicopters inflicting heavy losses on Syrian armor. Israeli jets shot down between 82 and 86 Syrian aircraft in aerial combat, without losses.
The other question is if the Assad government will survive long enough to get the jets operational.
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