Belling Cat: Iranian Fighter-bombers Operating in Syria
The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF), entangled in a bloody civil war that will soon reach its four-year mark, relies heavily on Russia and Iran to keep attrition from diminishing its firepower. After having upgraded several SyAAF Mi-17s with armour plates and FLIR cameras, stationing Mojaher 4, Yasir and Shahed 129 UAVs in Syria and even providing an Il-76TD to the SyAAF on behalf of Syrian Air, Iran is now further consoldating its stake in the conflict by the delivery of ten Su-22s to Syria.
WNU Editor: The next question that needs to be asked is .... are Iranian pilots flying these planes?
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ReplyDeleteSU-22's have a long history in the SAF, and right now, with Airforce personel tasked to Ground Security Duties for a lack of airframes, other than requification flights and proficiency training on the new tech, they will be flown by Syrian Pilots.