The negotiations about S-300 air defence system deliveries to Syria are put on hold,  Russian newspaper “Izvestiya” reported on 11 May referring to an Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on military-technical cooperation Vladimir Kozhin. “At the moment there are no has been no talk of deliveries of modern new military systems […]

A Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter has crashed during a routine flight in eastern Syria, both pilots died as a result of the incident, Russia’s Defence Ministry has said. That was reported by TASS. The incident took place during a routine flight. Two pilots reportedly died. The bodies of both pilots have already been found and […]

Russian Su-30SM fighter jet crashed off the coast of Syria’s Latakia. Two pilots have died after fighter crashed, the Russian Defence Ministry has said. On Thursday morning, a Russian Su-30SM went down in the Mediterranean Sea after taking off from Khmeimim Airbase. Pilots “fought to take the aircraft under control till the last minute,” the Russian Defence Ministry […]

During a visit of Russian Youtube bloggers at an airbase in Latakia were spotted new Tor-M2 fully-automated surface-to-air missile systems manufactured by Almaz-Antey’s Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol. Russia has deployed advanced Tor-M2 short-range air defence missile systems in Syria after the U.S.-led missile strikes on Syrian regime chemical weapons sites. A source in Russia’s defenсe ministry confirms […]

Russia stated the possibility of long-range air defence systems supplied for the Syrian Arab Armed Forces. Moscow may consider supplying S-300 surface to-air missile systems to Syria and “other countries”, Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoi told a televised briefing on Saturday. Russia had “refused” supplying those missiles to Syria a few years ago, he added, “taking into […]

US President Donald Trump has told Russia and Syria to “get ready” for a missile attack on the Assad regime, saying the bombs will be “nice and new and smart”, Telegraph said. The tweet came after the Russian ambassador to Lebanon said in an interview on Tuesday with Hezbollah-owned al-Manar TV that “if there is a US missile attack, we […]

Pan-European air traffic control agency Eurocontrol on Tuesday warned airlines to exercise caution in the eastern Mediterranean due to the possible launch of air strikes into Syria in next 72 hours, said Reuters. Eurocontrol said that air-to-ground and/or cruise missiles could be used within that period and there was a possibility of intermittent disruption of […]

A Russian Granat-4 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) carrying communication intelligence (COMINT) payload crashed above Bosra, a town in southern Syria. According to the Syrian source, the Russian Granat-4 tactical UAV conducted signals and communication monitoring for reconnaissance and artillery spotting/targeting. Dron can detect the points of use of mobile phones, radio transmitters and transmit coordinates of enemy positions […]

During the fighting between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Islamic State fighters, one Russian-designed Tigr armoured vehicle was destroyed near the village of Bahra in Syria. According to a local source, the Tigr armoured vehicle, previously captured by the Islamic State fighters during clashes in the province of Deir ez Zor, was hit by a Syrian Democratic Forces troops near the village of […]

The new Russian K-53949 armoured personnel carrier was spotted in Syria, a photo of a new vehicle was published by Dmitrii Peimenov at lostarmour.info website. Russia uses the conflict in Syria for ultimate testing ground for Russian troops, equipment and combat capabilities. The new K-53949 armoured personnel carrier developed by Remdizel has been no exception. The K-53949, known as the Typhoon-K, […]