Russian Presence in Syria;
From arms deliveries, to direct intervention.
'Syrian Express', air bridge,
And base in Latakia.
Here's a list of sources/additional informations. (from Offiziere.ch)
- Sukhoi Su-34 (Fullback): fighter bomber to fight ground, sea and air targets. Should replace the Su-24s. During ground operations of the Syrian armed forces, Russian fighter jets reach on average 60 sorties per day.
- Sukhoi Su-30SM (Flanker-C): 4.5 generation multirole fighter plane. First falsely identified as SU-27 by the Institute for the Study of War;
- Sukhoi Su-25SM single-seated and 2 Sukhoi Su-25UM two-seated (Frogfoot): jet for close air support;
- Sukoi 24M and Sukhoi Su-24M2 (Fencer-D): fighter bomber to fight ground, sea and air targets;
- Mil Mi-24P (Hind): large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers;
- Mil Mi-8AMTSh (Hip): transport and assault helicopter with room for about 24 passengers;
- Orlan-10 UAVs: already been used for reconnaissance in Syria for a longer time;
- Yakovlev Pchela-1T UAVs: had probably already been used for reconnaissance in Syria before September 2015;
- Granat-3 UAVs;
- Il-20M Coot-A: an ECM/ELINT version of the Ilyushin Il-18;
- Il-22M Coot-B: an airborne command post version of the Ilyushin Il-18;
- BTR-82A/B armored personnel carrier: originating from the 27th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade;
- Main Battle Tank (MBT): According to Anthony H. Cordesman for example the T-90 -- a third-generation MBT, which is essentially a modernization of the T-72B, incorporating many features of the T-80U;
- BM-30 Smerch: a multiple launch rocket system with a max. range of 90 km. Two of them were located in a stadium about 10 km north-east of Latakia in May 2014 and are probably operated by the Syrian Army (35.466484°N 36.051163°E).
- R-166-0.5 (ultra) high-frequency signal (HF/VHF) signalling vehicles: these allow interference resistant transmission of voice and data with a possible range, depending on frequency, of from 25 km to over 1,000 km;
- Krasukha-4: a mobile, ground-based, electronic warfare system with an operational range of about 300 km;
- Pantsir S-1 (SA-22 Greyhound): land-based short-range air defense missile systems;
- KaMaz 4350, Gaz 66, Ural 4320: most likely unarmored or probably lightly armored troop transport vehicles;
- "PM-56" or "PM-138": Amur class floating workshop in the port of Tartus (for satellite imagery see here);
- Moskva: Missile cruiser (Slava-Klasse) located on the coast of Latakia. Among other equipment Moskva has a S-300F (SA-N-6 Grumble) short-range air defense missile system
- Regarding the Russian overflights, check that source: David Cenciotti, "Online flight tracking provides interesting details about Russian air bridge to Syria", The Aviationist, 11.09.2015.
- "Russian power politics in Syria", offiziere.ch, 21.10.2015.
- The Syria General Archive - updated end of each day.
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