Source: Russia shot down an unmanned supersonic fighter in the sky over Syria

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Source: Russia shot down an unmanned supersonic fighter in the sky over Syria: 

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Russian air defense systems shot down an unmanned supersonic fighter in the sky over Syria.

Despite the fact that information about the deployment and use in Syria of the latest Russian S-500 “Prometheus” anti-aircraft missile system was officially refuted by representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defense, a Syrian source claims that about two months ago, the publication’s sources referred to this period Izvestia, in the southeastern part of the Arab Republic, a MiG-25 supersonic unmanned fighter was shot down, moreover, the domestic Prometheus was used for this.

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“Reportedly: about two months ago, Russia conducted a test of the S-500 in Syria against a target (probably an unmanned MiG-25). The missile was launched from the coastline in the direction of the southeast , ”reports“ Syrian Military Capabilities ”.

Given the distance from the western coast of Syria to the southeastern border of the Arab Republic, experts believe that it is hardly a question of using the S-500 systems, however, suggests that a similar situation could indeed occur, since it is against aerodynamic targets in the C- 400, and the S-500 uses the same anti-aircraft guided missile.

“About cases of“ remaking ”the MiG-25 into an unmanned aircraft, information has repeatedly appeared before. It is possible that the Russian military decided to test the capabilities of long-range missiles against a real target, however, the likelihood that the S-500 was used is too small , ”the specialist notes.


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