According to news published on May 30, 2020, by the Syrian Arab News Agency SANA, Russia has delivered the second batch of an advanced version of the MiG-29 fighter aircraft to the Syrian armed forces during a ceremony at Hmeimim base in Lattakia.
The first pilots of the Syrian air force will begin to carry out missions on those planes in Syrian airspace in June 2020.
According to military sources, the Syrian Air Force uses the Mig-29SM, an enhanced version of the Mig-29S. The SM version in the MiG-29 family is capable of carrying high-precision air-to-surface TV-homing missiles. Armament of the MiG-29SM can include Kh-29T air-to-surface missiles and AB-500Kr and KAB-5000D guided aerial bombs.
Syria; Air Force receives more MiG-29SM from Russia