Two MiG-31K fighters were transferred from Russia to the Khmeimim air base in Syria for the first time. They are carriers of hypersonic missiles “Dagger”. The information was shared in the Ministry of Defense.
The joint exercise of the forces of the permanent task force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea and the aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces began on Friday, June 25.
For the exercises in the Syrian Arab Republic, a pair of MiG-31K aircraft was flown from Russian airfields, which can use the latest hypersonic missiles from the Kinzhal complex, the military department said.
The commander of one of the MiG-31K crews said that by order of the command, the carriers of hypersonic missiles will perform “training tasks” in Syria.