Russia Is Moving Aircraft To The Arctic In A Pivot To The North Pole
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist
BusinessInsider.com
Oct. 28, 2014
Russia is moving fighters and bombers towards the North Pole.
Although the production of the Mig-31 ended in the early 1990s, the Foxhound interceptor is being upgraded to extend its operative life up to the 2028 – 2030, until a replacement will be available.
Meanwhile, the Russian Air Force has plans to base the aircraft at Tiksi airfield located on Russia’s Arctic Ocean coast.
Indeed, according to RIA Novosti, reconstruction of the airport located in the Sakha Republic, will begin in 2015. The first aircraft will be based there by 2017.
The Mig-31s will also be based at Anadyr, an airbase on Russia’s northeastern coast facing Alaska.
In July, four Russian Sukhoi Su-34 bombers reached the North Pole refueling twice during the 20-hr mission, covering a total distance of more than 50,000 km in three days.
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