Russian pilots ready a Su-30 fighter for a raid at Hmeimim aerodrome in Syria. Reuters File
Matthew Gault, Reuters: Podcast: Is the Syrian war partly an ad for Russia’s arms industry?
Russia has gone to great pains to display its refurbished and modern weaponry the last few years. First in Georgia, then in Ukraine and now in Syria. Pundits, journalists and bloggers have marveled at how far Moscow’s military has come after the decade of decay following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
But just how strong is Russia’s military? Are the new tanks, land-based drones, stealth fighters and fancy missiles as effective as Moscow wants the world to believe? How has the conflict in Ukraine and the collapsing price of oil affected its modernization efforts?
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