SYRIA: Reports in the Russian media indicate that the Russian Airforce has deployed its most advanced combat aircraft, the Su-57, to the Syrian theatre. The incident marked the first time since the 2015 Russian intervention in the conflict that Russian citizens died in a US military action. The Russian Su-57 is a fifth-generation aircraft that has been in development for years and has been deployed at an active combat theatre for the first time. It is not clear if the Jets would be used for actual combat operations. The Su-57 was designed as a Russian response to US fifth-generation aircraft the F-22, which was also deployed in Syria earlier this month.

Source: Pakistan Today February 24, 2018 07:18 UTC