Russia shows 'advanced terrorist drones' captured in Syria

Drones used to attack two Russian military bases in Syria were so high-tech they were designed to offset jamming technology, were capable of launching precision strikes and could not have been made without foreign assistance, the defence ministry in Moscow has said . The ministry's drone department head Gen Alexander Novikov said the drones used in the weekend's raids differed from the rudimentary craft earlier used by rebels in Syria. The attacks required satellite navigation data that are not available on the internet, complex engineering works and elaborate tests, Gen Novikov said. Analysts say the drones present the biggest military challenge so far to Russia's role in Syria'The creation of drones of such class is impossible in makeshift conditions,' Novikov said. 'Their development and use requires the involvement of experts with special training in the countries that manufacture and use drones.' The ministry said Saturday's raid on the Hemeimeem air base in the province of Lattakia and Russia's naval facility in the port of Tartus involved 13 drones.