{"id":418,"date":"2014-10-20T18:51:36","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T15:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=418"},"modified":"2014-10-20T19:02:38","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T16:02:38","slug":"russia-to-base-mig-31-interceptors-at-arctic-airfield-air-force-commander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=418","title":{"rendered":"Russia to Base MiG-31 Interceptors at Arctic Airfield: Air Force Commander"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_431\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Russia-to-Base-MiG-31-at-Arctic-Airfield-151014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-431\" class=\"size-full wp-image-431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Russia-to-Base-MiG-31-at-Arctic-Airfield-151014.jpg\" alt=\"Starting from 2017, the Russian Air Force will base MiG-31 interceptor jets and tactical aircraft at a Russian Arctic airfield in the urban settlement of Tiksi in northernmost Sakha Republic. (Photo by \u00a9 Russian Air Force) \" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Russia-to-Base-MiG-31-at-Arctic-Airfield-151014.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Russia-to-Base-MiG-31-at-Arctic-Airfield-151014-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starting from 2017, the Russian Air Force will base MiG-31 interceptor jets and tactical aircraft at a Russian Arctic airfield in the urban settlement of Tiksi in northernmost Sakha Republic. (Photo by \u00a9 Russian Air Force)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Starting from 2017, the Russian Air Force will base MiG-31 interceptor jets and tactical aircraft at a Russian Arctic airfield in the urban settlement of Tiksi in northernmost Sakha Republic, Commander Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Reconstruction of the Tiksi airfield will certainly b<\/p>\n<p>egin next year. A formation of tactical aircraft and MiG-31 interceptors will be based at the airfield in 2017. MiG-31 will be also based at an airfield in Anadyr [the capital of Chukotka Autonomous Area],&#8221; Bondarev said during an inspection visit to Air Force facilities under construction.<\/p>\n<p>In July, the Russia Air Force announced that Russian long-range aviation bases are increasing their presence in the Arctic.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has been seeking to strengthen its military, political and economic position in the Arctic for some time. In April, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized the establishment of a new state body for the realization of Russian policies in the region. The president also commissioned the government to prepare plans for the full financial support of the Arctic&#8217;s development program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0Kazan, 15 October 2014\u00a0(<a title=\"Russia to Base MiG-31 Interceptors at Arctic Airfield: Air Force Commander\" href=\"http:\/\/en.ria.ru\/military_news\/20141015\/194110681\/Russia-to-Base-MiG-31-Interceptors-at-Arctic-Airfield-Air-Force.html\" target=\"_blank\">RIA Novosti<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting from 2017, the Russian Air Force will base MiG-31 interceptor jets and tactical aircraft at a Russian Arctic airfield in the urban settlement of Tiksi in northernmost Sakha Republic, Commander Col. Gen. 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