For the first time since the operation’s beginning Russian Su-34 bomber jets have conducted sorties in Syria with air-to-air missiles on Monday, the Russian Aerospace Forces spokesman said.
“Today, for the first time Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft went on a mission carrying not only aerial bombs OFAB-500 and guided aerial bombs KAB-500, but with short and medium range air-to-air missiles,” spokesman for the Russian Aerospace Forces, Col. Igor Klimov said, adding that the planes are equipped with missiles for protection.”
According to him, the missiles “are equipped with homing devices and are capable of hitting aerial targets at a distance of 60 kilometers (37.2 miles).”
Russia has been carrying out airstrikes in Syria against Daesh (ISIL) targets since September 30, at the request of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Syria has been in a war since 2011, with the country’s government fighting opposition forces and radical Islamist militant groups, including the al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State.
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Source: http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20151130/1030996495/russia-syria-su34-operation.html#ixzz3szPh8Ofk
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