(Europa) Die russische Luftwaffe

[Quintus Fabius]

Der Einsatz über Syrien erbrachte einige kleinere Probleme bei den neuesten Sukhoi Flugzeugen:

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During the Russian military campaign in Syria, a series of technical glitches were found in the newest Sukhoi jets, defense industry sources said.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the operation involved Su-34 bombers and Su-35S multirole jet fighters.

Malfunctions were detected in the flight control system and engines of the aircraft, the sources told RNS news agency. They added that the malfunctions were "not critical" and had no impact on the course of the campaign.

Specialists from the Sukhoi Design Bureau as well as two Russian aircraft manufacturer were at the Hmeymim airbase, the centerpiece of the military campaign.

The sources said that maintenance and details replacement were carried out at the base. All glitches were minor and fixed within a very short time.

Last October, Strategy Page reported that the Russian military faced difficulties with maintaining its modern warplanes in the sand and dust of the Middle East. Russian maintenance crews worked overtime to adapt the aircraft involved in the operation to the environment.

Da es von Sputnik kommt, sind die Probleme mit Staub, feinem Sand und Elektronik etc vermutlich deutlich größer als hier beschrieben.