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The S-300 anti-aircraft systems, supplied by Russia to Syria, will detect the American F-22, F-35, and F-16 fighters if they were used, writes the editor-in-chief of Natsionalnaya Oborona magazine, Igor Korotchenko.

The US Air Force is likely to use F-22 and F-16CJ fighters to suppress and destroy the Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems in Syria, according to an article published by The Drive. In addition, the United States had already used the F-22s and F-16CJs during the initial phase of the military campaign in Syria when it was still unclear what response actions would be taken by the Syrian government on airspace violations.

In the wake of the deployment of the S-300s, Washington resumed its strategy, again authorizing the use of the F-22s in regions under Syrian government control.

According to Korotchenko, "[...] the S-300 and S-400 systems detect fighters, the emergence of F-22s or F-35s in Syria's sky will be recorded. There are no 'invisible" fighters'. It is an effective anti-aircraft defense system that ensures the safety of Syria and radar stations will monitor and detect the actions of any military aircraft, US military equipment will be detected."

It's not yet clear when Kavanaugh will officially join the high court. The justices are not hearing cases Monday due to the Columbus Day holiday, providing an opportunity for Kavanaugh's immediate installation. There are generally two swearing-in ceremonies for Supreme Court justices: a private proceeding with the president, the chief justice and the other justices of the Court, followed by a public courtroom investiture.

The Court will hear arguments in four cases this week, which touch sentencing rules, the detention of criminal aliens and a maritime law dispute. There are not major social or political controversies on the docket as of this moment, though a deluge of test cases on affirmative action and the Second Amendment - among other topics - are expected in the near future.

Protests roiled Washington throughout the day, though they were less intense than the demonstrations that unsettled the Capitol earlier in the week. Thousands circulated in Senate office buildings on Thursday and Friday browbeating senators, as lawmakers scurried between secure rooms under armed escorts. There were several hundred arrests.

Demonstrators associated with the Women's March rallied outside the Washington home of GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, a pro-choice moderate who announced her support for Kavanaugh on the Senate floor Friday afternoon, effectively guaranteeing his confirmation.

President Donald Trump lavished praise on Collins Saturday afternoon before departing for a rally in Kansas. The president monitored the vote aboard Air Force One.

"I thought that Susan was incredible yesterday," Trump said. "You could see how hard she worked, how hard she was working, she didn't stop. I know for a fact because I spoke with her. She didn't stop. And she gave an impassioned, beautiful speech yesterday and that was from the heart."

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expressed confidence that the protestors' tactics will rebound to the benefit of Republicans in a Saturday interview with The Washington Post.

"It's been a great political gift for us," McConnell said. "The tactics have energized our base."

"I want to thank the mob, because they've done the one thing we were having trouble doing, which was energizing our base," he added.

Kavanaugh is Trump's 69th appointment to the federal bench.