Patrolling the Skies Over Syria: Lockheed Martin F-22 Stealth Raptors
And what does Russia think about that?
Dave Majumdar [2]
The United States is reportedly patrolling the skies [3] above Syria using stealthy Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors.
The stealthy supersonically cruising air superiority fighters are the only fighters in the U.S. inventory that can safely fly within the engagement envelope of Russian S-400 and S300V4 surface-to-air missiles defense while the Pentagon ascertains how the Kremlin will respond to the American cruise missile attack on Syria last week. Indeed, the stealthy fighters would likely play an outsized role in suppressing those Russian missile batteries if the White House chooses to expand its campaign against the Syrian regime led by Bashar al-Assad which can operate in airspace where older conventional jets can’t.
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