Stretching back to WWII, the history of Russian jet development is intertwined with that of the United States. Here are the ...

What You Need to Know: The Russian MiG-31 Foxhound, known for its remarkable speed of Mach 2.83, remains a critical asset in Russia's aerial fleet even after four ...

The MiG-31 is powered by two Soloviev D-30F6 engines, accelerating the structure to a speed of 2.8 Mach, or over 2,100 mph. The maximum range of this fighter jet is 3,107 miles.

TASS/. MiG-31 fighters of the Pacific Fleet’s naval aviation held a dogfight with a notional intruder in the stratosphere during drills over the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East ...

MOSCOW, May 26. /TASS/. A Russian MiG-31 jet was scrambled to intercept a Norwegian Air Force P-3C Orion maritime patrol plane over the Barents Sea, the Northern Fleet’s press office reported on ...

There have been multiple accounts of MiG-31 fighters chasing away SR-71s, the legendary high-altitude US spy plane. A Russian pilot claimed he was able to lock his missiles onto an SR-71 during ...

Summary and Key Points: The MiG-31 “Foxhound,” developed from the MiG-25 “Foxbat,” entered service in 1981 as an advanced Soviet interceptor. While retaining the MiG-25’s high-speed ...

In 2018, the Russian TASS news agency reported that the Ministry of Defense wanted to develop a "long-range interception aircraft" to replace its aging Mig-31 fighter jets. While the details on ...

Egyptian MiG-29M/M2 Fulcrums armed with Kh-31 air-to-surface missile. Leaked Pentagon files seen by the Washington Post revealed that Egypt secretly planned to supply Russia with 40,000 ...