The mystery behind reports of Russian fifth-gen stealth fighters allegedly deployed at Hmeymim airbase stays unsolved, as an Israeli satellite operator reveals imagery of something that resembles two Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jets, parked at the airbase in Syria.
An Israeli Eros B satellite, which belongs to the iSi satellite operator reportedly has managed to take a picture of several vehicles at Hmeymim airbase in Syria. Two of them looked very much like Russian latest fifth-generation jets Su-57.
#ISI reveals the first deployment of two #Russian stealth fighters #SU-57, as can be seen in Eros-B #satellite imagery from yesterday pic.twitter.com/SoOEhhpe0R
— imagesatintl (@imagesatint) 24 февраля 2018 г.
The rumours about Russian stealth fighters deployment in Syria have been circulating in media since Febuary 21, when pictures of what looked like two Su-57 started to appear in social media.
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The reports also said that the jet fighters had been escorted by Russian 4+ generation Sui-30SM multi-role fighter jets.
Several of days later was reported that two more Russian fifth generation Su-57 stealth fighters have arrived at Hmeymim Airbase.
