Drone UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Russian defense industry.
The Moscow Times is reporting that Russia is sending UAV’s or Unmanned Arial Vehicles to Syria to help in the battle against U.S. sponsored terrorists on the ground.
“Several sources told Reuters that Assad’s forces had since December received deliveries of weaponry and other military supplies, including unmanned spy drones known as UAVs, which have been arranged by Russia either directly or via proxies.”
“Dozens of Antonov 124s [transport planes] have been bringing in armored vehicles, surveillance equipment, radars, electronic warfare systems, spare parts for helicopters, and various weapons including guided bombs for planes…”
“Vyacheslav Davidenko, spokesman for Russia’s arms export monopoly Rosoboronexport, said they could not comment on arms deliveries to Syria” (Source: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/sources-see-russia-increasing-military-equipment-deliveries-to-syria/492930.html#ixzz2qniLMykP ).
The paper did not name which UAV system the Russians are sending or how many.