Reuters: Exclusive: Russia sends drone aircraft on surveillance missions in Syria - U.S. officials
Russia has started flying drone aircraft on surveillance missions in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Monday, in what appeared to be Moscow's first military air operations inside the country since staging a rapid buildup at a Syrian air base.
The U.S. officials, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, could not immediately say how many Russian drones were involved in the surveillance missions or the scope of the flights.
The Pentagon declined to comment.
The start of Russian drone flights underscored the risks of U.S.-led coalition aircraft and Russian flights operating in Syria's limited airspace.
U.S. and Russian defense chiefs agreed on Friday to explore ways to avoid accidental interactions, also known as "deconfliction" in military parlance.
The discussions may gain added urgency, now that Moscow has started drone flights.
Update: Official: Russia flying unmanned drones over Syria, sending more fighter jet -- FOX News
WNU Editor: I would call this "assessing the threats and picking out the targets".
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A storm is most certainly brewing and is set to be unleashed against a whole bunch of Islamo fascists. The increased SAA air strikes are just a prelude. We've definitely entered a new phase.
I, for one, want Canada's military out of the region...yesterday.
http://thesaker.is/russia-is-constructing-a-military-base-in-syria/
I want the US military out of the region...yesterday.
About Russian drones in Syria. Back in mid July of this year, it was confirmed that russian made UAVs (Eleron-3SV and Orlan-10) were shot down by rebels in the area of Jish-al-Shughur. Since then I heard minor reports of them being operated but no actual footage or trusted source yet on what type of UAVs are being used, also by who operate them, but likely to have a russian crew.
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