The Mikoyan MiG-31 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-31; NATO reporting name: Foxhound) is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed for the Soviet Air Forces by the Mikoyan design …

Jan 25, 2022 · The MiG-31, codenamed Foxhound, is a high-speed interceptor aircraft developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s. Even today it is still in service with the Russian Air Force and …

It was named the MiG-31, while NATO called it the Foxhound. The MiG-31 is very similar to the MiG-25, except that it carries a second crew member, who is in charge of weapons and on …

Feb 23, 2022 · To address these shortcomings, the Mikoyan MiG-31 Foxhound was developed as an advanced successor. It was specifically designed to maintain supersonic speeds at low …

The MiG-31 has a new airframe strengthened to 5 g, as opposed to the MiG-25's 4.5 g, allowing the Foxhound to fly at supersonic speeds at low altitude - it can do an impressive Mach 1.23 (1 …

Feb 18, 2021 · MiG-31 Foxhound is a long-range, two-seat supersonic interceptor aircraft offered by Russian Aircraft Corporation (previously Mikoyan and MiG) principally for the Russian and …

Apr 24, 2023 · The MiG-31 is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed by the Soviet Air Forces through the Mikoyan Design Bureau as a replacement for the earlier MiG-25 “Foxbat.” It has …

Apr 8, 2025 · Like the MiG-25, the Foxhound is a large twin-engine aircraft with side-mounted air intakes, a shoulder-mounted wing with an aspect ratio of 2.94, and twin vertical tailfins. Unlike …

The airbase is currently referred to as the 3958th Aviation Base (AvB) Savasleyka and operates one aviation group consisting of 12 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31B and MiG-31BM aircraft (NATO …

Feb 1, 2024 · The two-seat MiG-31 fighter has more capable equipment, including the powerful ‘Zaslon’ phased array radar with a range of 200 km. It is claimed that an unit of MiG-31 can …