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Upgraded MiG-31 will arrive at Kamchatka air regiment | News | News | 02/02/2020
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An additional squadron of heavy MiG-31 fighter interceptors was deployed in Kamchatka. They will enter the 317th Mixed Aviation Regiment of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet), the newspaper Izvestia writes, citing sources in the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Admiral Sergey Avakyants noted in May that naval fighters are mastering innovative combat training techniques in the region. For example, during an exercise, the MiG-31 intercepted a cruise missile launched by a Tu-95MS bomber. And a couple of fighters shot down a Mosquito supersonic anti-ship missile flying at extremely low altitude.
“With their range and flight speed, interceptors will be able to control the space from the North Pole to the south-eastern borders of the country,” said military historian Dmitry Boltenkov.
He added that these aircraft are capable of performing a wide range of tasks - to escort bombers over the Pacific Ocean, intercept enemy aircraft, as well as cruise missiles.
MiG-31 is the only fighter in the Russian Armed Forces, whose commander is officially called the captain of the ship. Pilots with takeoff weights of more than 43 tons have this privilege. A fully-loaded and armed double interceptor exceeds this bar and is equivalent in weight to the Tu-134 passenger airliner.
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