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Russia tested more than 320 types of weapons during Syria operation
According to the TASS, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday Russia’s service members tested more than 320 types of weapons during the Syria operation.
Shoigu said at a meeting with employees of the Russian helicopter manufacturer Rostvertol "We checked more than 320 types of different weapons, including, by the way, your helicopters."
The TASS said Shoigu stated that helicopters were refined after the operation, adding "at least, in terms of weapons."
"One of the helicopters we saw today is the result of the Syria operation," he said.
The minister pointed out that the weapons that can operate at a longer range than air defense systems or MANPADs were needed to protect the hardware.
"Now we have such weapons, thanks to the operation in Syria, thanks to you who do it," Shoigu told the Rostvertol employees. Syria operation
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Source: TASS
