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.

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

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 ...