“The US defense official said about 8,000 to 10,000 Russian troops have moved into South Ossetia. They also have flown SU-25, SU-24, SU-27 and TU-22 fighters and bombers during the campaign.”
Su-25,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-25
“The first prototype made its maiden flight on 22 February 1975. After testing, the aircraft went into series production in 1978”
SU-24,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su-24
“was the Soviet Union’s most advanced all-weather interdiction and attack aircraft in the 1970s and 1980s”
SU-27,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su-27
“The production Su-27 (sometimes Su-27S, NATO designation ‘Flanker-B’) began to enter VVS operational service around 1984, although manufacturing difficulties kept it from appearing in strength until 1986”
TT-22,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu-22#See_also
“The first serial-production Tu-22B bomber, built at Kazan Factory No. 22, flew on 22 September 1960,”
SU-30,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-30
“developed by Russia’s Sukhoi Aviation Corporation and introduced into operational service in 1996.”
Yeah, and Israel showed us something else works in Syria not long ago. I say we can, and should do it. The F22, America’s gift to freedom.
You mean the TU-22M or the TU-26, because the TU-22 has been retired for a good while.