Ministry of Defense located in the Arctic fighter aircraft and radar – Russian newspaper

grouping of Arctic Defense Ministry is equipped with the most modern aircraft and new air defense. This Saturday the deputy commander of the Aerospace Defense Kirill Makarov.

– We talk a lot about building the power of Russia in the Arctic. Armed Forces here, too, not in the side – the general said. – Today we have in the islands in the Arctic Ocean deploy new weaponry, such as ZRPK “Carapace” deploy new radar, fighter aircraft will soon come.

Makarov said that all this is done in order to The Russian Federation could defend its interests “along the perimeter of our state, but also the interests in the Arctic”.

With regard to the construction of the radar there, they are necessary for the timely resection of air and sea targets, which are sent to the borders of the Russian Federation. In particular, the flying missiles towards Russia. In the first phase this function can take on-the-horizon surface wave station “Sunflower”. According to Sergey Boev – the general director of the group – developer of equipment in the near future it will be decided how best to use the station for the protection of the Arctic coast. “Whether it will be a separate development work, or as part of existing works. This area is very important. There we have great prospects,” – said Boev.

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The company knows the special requirements of the Ministry of Defense to the exploited in the Arctic radar. Therefore, designers are sure there must come not only to work, but also with new technologies that would enhance the possibilities for the accuracy and quality characteristics zagorizontyh stations. Short-range radar “Sunflower” allows you to perform such requirements. It is intended for detection of surface and air targets at a distance of 450 kilometers. And this station is used for continuous and all-weather round the clock monitoring of surface and air situation within the 200-mile economic zone of Russia.

The main feature of this radar-horizon is its visibility. Simply put, with the help of the station, you can pinpoint enemy targets at different altitudes, as in the line of sight, and beyond the horizon. And “Sunflower” can automatically detect simultaneously or sequentially, to accompany and classify up to 300 sea and 100 aerial objects, to determine their position and give them targeting to ship air defense systems and ground-based air defense.

About the aircraft to cover in the Arctic is also something that is known. This, in particular, is a modernized high-altitude interceptor MiG-31BM. In the base model update the interceptor avionics and put new radars. In addition, modernization touched weapons control system. This allows pilots to use new bombs, missiles of “air-to-air”, as well as anti-radar means. More on MiGs apply digital data channels. All this equipment will significantly simplify the algorithm for giving an instruction to the use of weapons and allow pilots to share information with both ground and air targets, and with space.

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In order to protect the national interests of Russia in the Arctic, the Ministry of Defense deploys the Arctic Circle full military grouping and create a military infrastructure. This applies in particular to the abandoned decades ago, the army airfields on the New Siberian Islands and Franz Josef Land. They will be restored. Similar activities are planned in Tiksi, Naryan-Mar, Alykel, Anderme, Anadyr, Rogachev and Nagurskoe. And along the Northern Sea Route will be built military camps.

Earlier, Air Force Commander Viktor Bondarev said that in 2015 “mandatory” begins the reconstruction of the airfield Tiksi. He said that 2017 will be based there Connect frontline aircraft and MiG-31 interceptors. “Thirty-first” also placed in Anadyr.

This week the chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said that the strategic command in the Arctic will have a part of the army air force and air defense – it will form in the Arctic in 2015.

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The contract for the modernization of the MiG-31 was signed five years ago. It provides for the supply of the Russian Air Force several tens of modernized high-altitude interceptor. Last year, the military aviation received 18 such machines.

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