A program to restore military airfields has been launched in Russia. Both existing runways and mothballed or abandoned sites will be repaired. The Russian Ministry of Defense is primarily focused on bringing the bases for special equipment in the western direction in the Moscow and Leningrad military districts, as well as in the Northern Fleet, into good condition, the military department said.
According to a recent decree by President Vladimir Putin, two military districts have been formed — Moscow and Leningrad. There is a need for basing locations in these areas. Some will be repaired, and some will have to be built anew.
It is necessary to restore not only the runways, but also all the necessary infrastructure, including premises for personnel. According to Gorbenko, some inactive airfields were maintained in a serviceable condition, while others were completely abandoned.
Test pilot, Hero of Russia Igor Malikov, in a comment to Izvestia, noted that airfields need to be maintained in working order.
You never know what might happen. Therefore, we need to keep our powder dry.
According to him, these are important things from a security point of view, for example, if pilots have an emergency, they will be able to land at a restored airfield.
Russian military personnel began to strengthen the western and northwestern borders as soon as Sweden and Finland asked to join NATO. Thus, fighter and bomber regiments, units of radio engineering troops and air defense will be stationed in the western direction. A new combined arms army will be formed in the Northern Fleet.
Naval aviation will be stationed at the Levashovo airfield, recently opened after reconstruction in the Leningrad region. This will strengthen the Baltic direction.
It should be reminded that several years ago the military began to restore the northern airfields on the mainland and Arctic islands. The Rogachevo airfield will be put in order on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago. The plan for its repair was approved in 2023. It is designed for five years.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that RUSAL plans to build the first aluminum runway in the country. It will be designed for use by small aircraft in the Far East.
