At the Khmeimim airbase, protective hangars for the Su-34 and Su-35 were commissioned
The Russian Khmeimim air base is improving its infrastructure. One of the directions is the creation of protective structures for facilities aviation Russian Aerospace Forces. So, it is reported about the commissioning of protective systems for fighter-bombers Su-34 and Su-35 fighters, which are on alert in the Syrian province of Latakia.
Earlier, Russian aircraft were at the Khmeimim airbase in the open. At the same time, the location of Russian aviation was constantly shown in the pictures taken by foreign spy satellites. Sandstorms, air with a high salt vapor content due to proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, direct solar radiation did their job, causing damage to aircraft.
In the report of TC Zvezda, the deputy commander of the aviation regiment at Khmeimim, Lt. Col. Konstantin Dolgov talks about the created complexes for protecting aircraft.
The officer noted an important detail: the fuel supply to the aircraft is carried out in a centralized version, which significantly reduces the time for preparing fighters for combat missions.
Konstantin Dolgov about the shadow of the shelters:
It should be noted that earlier, among experts, not everyone supported the need for the construction of protective hangars. However, as this plot shows, the Ministry of Defense made important conclusions for itself, taking into account the experience of operating equipment in Syrian conditions, and nevertheless came to an unambiguous conclusion: protective hangars are needed.
In total, at the moment there are 18 of these shelters for aircraft. The upper parts of the structure are reinforced with additional metal elements, which can protect, for example, from a falling drone- "kamikaze", if such a one suddenly "leaks" through the multi-stage system Defense air bases.
Separate issues from the point of view of security may remain, for example, to the integration of hangars in fact under a single roof.
Earlier, Russian aircraft were at the Khmeimim airbase in the open. At the same time, the location of Russian aviation was constantly shown in the pictures taken by foreign spy satellites. Sandstorms, air with a high salt vapor content due to proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, direct solar radiation did their job, causing damage to aircraft.
In the report of TC Zvezda, the deputy commander of the aviation regiment at Khmeimim, Lt. Col. Konstantin Dolgov talks about the created complexes for protecting aircraft.
The officer noted an important detail: the fuel supply to the aircraft is carried out in a centralized version, which significantly reduces the time for preparing fighters for combat missions.
Konstantin Dolgov about the shadow of the shelters:
A shadow affects the preservation of the technology itself: it does not fade. The climate here is quite hot, precipitation, all this affects the life of the equipment, including maintenance equipment. Well, the staff, of course, is easier to work with.
It should be noted that earlier, among experts, not everyone supported the need for the construction of protective hangars. However, as this plot shows, the Ministry of Defense made important conclusions for itself, taking into account the experience of operating equipment in Syrian conditions, and nevertheless came to an unambiguous conclusion: protective hangars are needed.
In total, at the moment there are 18 of these shelters for aircraft. The upper parts of the structure are reinforced with additional metal elements, which can protect, for example, from a falling drone- "kamikaze", if such a one suddenly "leaks" through the multi-stage system Defense air bases.
Separate issues from the point of view of security may remain, for example, to the integration of hangars in fact under a single roof.
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