{"id":57328,"date":"2017-08-30T18:59:28","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T18:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/08\/30\/russia-hoping-to-boost-arms-sales-after-syrian-usage\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:15:13","slug":"russia-hoping-to-boost-arms-sales-after-syrian-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2017\/08\/30\/russia-hoping-to-boost-arms-sales-after-syrian-usage\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia hoping to boost arms sales after Syrian usage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MOSCOW \u2014 Russia is hopeful that the new weapons it tested for the first time in Syria will lead to a spike in arms sales abroad, officials said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foreign customers, they said, have been particularly interested in the weapons that the Russian military have used in Syria. Moscow has waged an air campaign there since September 2015, helping President Bashar Assad sharply expand the area under his control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe chance to test weapons in real combat can\u2019t be overestimated,\u201d Deputy Defence Minister Yuri Borisov said. \u201cCustomers have started queuing up for the weapons that have proven themselves in Syria.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Borisov said the weapons tested for the first time in the Syrian conflict included the Su-30 and the Su-35 fighter jets, new helicopter gunships, missiles, electronic warfare systems, infantry weapons, and other equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\t