As reported Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on April 20, 2021, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held in Moscow at the National Center for Defense Management of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military Department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.
Opening the meeting, the Minister of Defense proposed to start work with the consideration of the construction of shelters for aircraft.
Shelters for aviation equipment at the Russian Khmeimim air base in Syria, September 2019 (c) Alexey Ramm / Izvestia"
"In accordance with the Plan for the development of the airfield network, it is planned to build more than 300 shelters. This will ensure the deployment of advanced aviation systems, including fifth-generation aircraft. The creation of shelters is synchronized with the supply of aircraft to the troops, " the head of the military department said.
According to Sergei Shoigu, the facilities will ensure the camouflage of aircraft from satellite surveillance, its protection from climatic factors and fire exposure, and improve the working conditions of engineering personnel.
The Defense Minister stressed that the work is carried out not only by organizations of the Military Construction Complex, but also by engineering and airfield battalions, which reduces the time and cost of construction.
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