• @robbinhood
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    2317 hours ago

    Seems like a wise idea. I kinda always assumed that air ports had systems in place to flip over to war-mode relatively easily, but that was just an unsubstantiated assumption.

    • @NOT_RICK
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      29 hours ago

      Russia would bomb their airports in a war regardless of whether or not they were used for military purposes, so they might as well

  • @FelixCress
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    1618 hours ago

    That is a cheap way of increasing number of military airports in case of a potential Russian aggression.

  • Ziggurat
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    617 hours ago

    What do military need that the civilian airport do not have ? True question. Sure the grass trip airfield where hobbyist fly may not be suited for military use, but I would believe that in larger airport, most of the facilites are at least existing.

    • Shadow
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      416 hours ago

      Active radar, rather than just passive that looks for transponders.

    • BeardedBlaze
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      417 hours ago

      Mechanics that are certified to work on military air frames.
      Extra hangars/parking spots, with security controlling access. Parts warehouse.

      Just few things that come to mind.