VKS Russia expands geography of international flights of supersonic missile, RIA Novosti message long-range aviation commander Sergei Cobîlaş.
On Wednesday Cobîlaş met with Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, Security Council. They discussed the development of the base infrastructure in the city of Engels, flights on the plan of strategic deterrence in areas natsinteresov Russia, the fight against terrorism.
Flying, which were carried out by crews of strategic bombers at the equator, Indonesia, talk about, that the range of problems increases with the range of those areas and airfields, in which we set the task to identify its presence, the commander said after the meeting.
According to him, RF strengthens the protection of the Arctic by a missile Tu-160.
This year we plan to fly to Anadyr Tu-160. Now Arctic is of strategic importance for us, so we are developing new airfields for themselves and products, that will ensure the country's security by the sea borders and in this direction, said Cobîlaş.
he recalled, that last year, Tu-22M3 first to land in Vorkuta and Anadyr.
The commander also said, air base strategic bombers in the city of Engels (Saratov region.) will receive a new headquarters building and. According to him, "In the first phase of modernization of the runway received a new coat of modern materials". Besides, at 2017 year at the airbase built a new refueling complex.
