Syria to Acquire 36 Yakovlev Yak-130 Mitten fighter planes from Russia

Syria has purchased 36 Yakovlev Yak-130 Mitten fighter planes from Russia in a deal valued at $550 million. Besides massive upgrades and repairs to Syria’s MiG-23 and MiG-29 fighter jets in 2011, Russia has supplied three different missile systems, Bastion anti-ship missile units and another anti-aircraft missile system to Syria. Damascus is looking forward to...