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Russia's Far East air regiment receives three upgraded MiG-31BM fighter jets
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The air regiment based at the Tsentralnaya Uglovaya airfield near Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East has received three upgraded Mikoyan MiG-31BM (NATO reporting name: Foxhound) fighter jets, Russian Eastern Military District spokesman for the Pacific Fleet Captain 2nd Rank Vladimir Matveyev told TASS.
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 A RuAF MiG-31BM fighter jet taking off(Credit: Alex Beltyukov - RuSpotters Team) |
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The air regiment’s flight crews have already learnt to operate the planes, Matveyev added.
"The advanced fighter jets are furnished with state-of-the-art airborne equipment. The air regiment has received them as part of its rearmament program," the spokesman said. "A new-generation avionics suite and advanced weapons have made the MiG-31BM fighter jet two times more effective than the MiG-31 plane," he added. According to him, the air regiment’s fleet including Sukhoi Su-27SM (Flanker-B) and MiG-31 planes is planned to be fully rearmed with new-generation aircraft. By early 2016, the air regiment’s flight crews had learnt to operate Su-30SM (Flanker-C) and 4++-generation Su-35S (Flanker-E) multipurpose fighter jets and upgraded MiG-31BM planes. After that, they continued to learn to operate advanced aircraft, Matveyev added. |
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A RuAF MiG-31BM fighter jet taking off (Credit: Alex Beltyukov - RuSpotters Team)
