The Interceptor that Nato still Fears: Mig 31 Foxhound
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- The Interceptor that Nato still Fears: Mig 31 Foxhound
The MiG-31 was the Soviet Union’s go-to long-range interceptor designed to take out cruise missiles mid-flight. Nicknamed the “Super Foxbat” or the Foxhound in NATO reporting, the MiG-31 improved upon its predecessor by adding unmatched advanced radar and weapon systems enabling it to attack multiple targets at the same time. The MiG-31 also had a strange history with its development leaked to NATO in an unlikely scenario that inspired a book and a movie. Join us as we explore the wild history and insane specs behind the MiG-31.
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MiG-25 was designed as interceptor against Mach-3 bombers, like Valkyrie. It was never meant to be used in dogfight and frame could actually crack in high speed manoeuvres. But such bombers were abandoned so MiG-31 did not need so high top speed.
The Mig-25 was designed after the A-5 Vigilante. What the Soviets thought was a mach 3 nuclear bomber. They wanted one of their own; hence, the Mig-25. The original A-5 had dual rudders. Increase the proportions all around in the typical "bigger is better" Russian doctrine and you basically have the mig. See NA-237 (WS-300A competition).
The mig 25 was shown to be able to withstand 5g+ maneuvers. The thing is, fighter jets are not going to do 9+ G while loaded. That figure I'd obtained while running clean. So, in truth, it could hold its own in a fight.
@@deven6518 If that's the case, why none of US fighters go that fast? What I have seen, none of planes made to go very fast was also good in dogfight. Avro Arrow was abandoned, SR-71 with rockets was never deployed, and MiG-31 have lower maximum speed then MiG-25 and still completely different set of tasks then MiG-29 and Su line.
SR-71
To be fair, high speed is wuite important when you want to tdo a long range missile strike - having V0 of mach 3 is much better than ground start
Manuverability is not a big deal when your an interceptor doing Mach 2.8.. The FOXBAT and FOXHOUND served there purposes in a great way.. The Soviets did not design these platforms to be DOGFIGHTERS!
An old guy who still gives challenge to the young ones. The legacy of a fighter or bomber depends upon the fear that enemy feels when it is in the sky. MIG 31 is one of the most feared air planes in the war games.
Yes, in war games.
In reality, no one fears the Mig 31. It was thought to be a good plane, until the US got the real data on it.
It's just a carrier for Kinzhal missiles, which also don't live up to the hype.
@@scratchy996nothing beats US "stealth" aircraft hype
@@scratchy996 .. have issues!!!!!
@@bocko159 Save rain and enemy who isn't Sheppard type .
My favourite jet in the world.
Truly a beautiful wonder.
Watching from Somalia! 🔵
Ukraine is about dozen of them from Kazakstan, the US buys to give to Ukraine amongst many other soviet jets, somwhere between 70 to 100 jets in total.
@@kroooassant9899 Lol Nonsense. Ukraine is finished.
@@ramatgan1 yeah, the mighty russian bear is bringing down the Ukraininas to their knees, captured Kiev in 3 days. Oh, well, actually not.
The mighty boshevics cannot defeat broken country. For over TWO years. What a might they are. Maybe because they are so strong they need help from North Korea and Iran.
And they are still thinking about giving a go to the NATO.
@@mx19idlewilderuhm.....The Sun said 3 days. Putin said as long as it takes.
As for taking long, 20 years to replace the taliban with.......THE TALIBAN, TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS LATER.........
NOT TO MENTION ALL THE KIT LEFT BEHIND........
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Mig 31 interceptor from cold War era found new role releasing hypersonic missiles, like kinzhal, from high up.
"You see, we will intercept you before you take off"
Mig-31K
The Khinzal missile has been owned by the Patriot system in Ukraine.
No, it doesn't. The Kinzhal is not a hypersonic missile, it's merely a normal cruise missile with a slap-dash modification for air-launch and it moves no faster than the missile that it is based on (which is still "hypersonic" like every other, but speed is not what makes a true hypersonic missile special). And by "based on" I mean is literally the exact same missile, entirely, with a different name and an adjustment to be launched from a fighter. Heck, the only country even trying to develop a true hypersonic missile is the US, which has had some notable progress. Every other nation either is creating air-launch cruise missiles and calling them "hypersonic missiles" as a technicality or trying to create their first hypersonic glide-vehicles, which the US has had for many decades.
@@midgetydeath haha keep lying to ur self
Beast. Powerful interceptor.
Its certainly interesting that Russia is now the only country that's keeping the dedicated interceptor doctrine alive. The US retired it in the 1980s, the British and Germans retired their Tornado interceptor variants for the Eurofighter, China is soon going to retire their J-8s but Russia's keeping that concept with modernizing the MiG 31 and also developing a successor to it, the alleged PAK-DA or the MiG-41.
The f22 is a interceptor
The Chinese J-20 is an interceptor
With the sheer amount of land area and airspace above it to protect, Russia will always need those ultra fast interceptors.
@@dannywaller7679no it isnt. Its a air defence fighter.
The US retired it because missiles were designed to fill the role. They could be thought of as "kamikaze interceptors". And because the fighters the US and every other western nation have are still capable of fulfilling the interceptor role anyway, so creating a dedicated one would be pointless.
The Mig 25 was hype, but the Mig 31 was the real deal, Russia's version of the F 14 designed to take out B 52s and B-1Bs much the same way the F 14 was designed to intercept the Tu 22Ms before they could launch their missiles against US carriers. Today, it carries the Kinzhal anti-surface hypersonic missile and AWACS killer missile.
It can even intercept an SR-71 Blackbird
Imagine that
i recommend you to read Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy. it simulates an attack on a Carrier group and F-14 are not gonna dig totally against a 30-40 badgers or backfires. the massive AA defense comes from escorts that have massive radar domes, support from Awacs and missiles like there is no tomorrow. the Carrier will need to launch several outfitted fighters and maybe to late. The Soviets did not ( and Russia either) have a good early warning system against bombers because of the size of the country but the MIG 25 and MIG 31 were imperative for fast interception
@@perfectcell1157 omg it can intercept a plane was made 70 years ago that hasn't flown in 25 years and has no purpose because of satellites and that is most likely already replaced with a different Lockheed stealth plane that can go Mach 5
@@perfectcell1157 It cannot
@@jacob1423 It cannot even do that LMAO, its slower then the black bird
What a beautiful plane 😍
Dude the more I listen to you the more I realize you miss inform your audience about the facts. Fedotov never flew Mig-31, he flow Mig-25 and he set the record for the highest altitude for a fighter aircraft. Fedotov died flying Mig-29 and NOT Mig-31
Small mistakes the designations are hard for outsiders its still better than biased anti channels from mericans
@meteorknight7499 nahhh he is just wrong. Stop the whatabouttism
@@Meteorknite So you don't mind misinformation unless it is from America.
Haha you're such a sheep. Go tell your Russian or Chinese Masters you got Merica good and maybe you'll get some extra rice.
@@whybndsu right?? Dude’s just inaccurate. Period.
@@Meteorknite This is a channel for spreading information and if it is incorrect then we have let everyone know. Spreading knowledge and information is good. But not inaccurate/wrong information which is the case here
MiG 31 ou "Foxhound" - nom de code Otan (Nato) - un puissant intercepteur qui a réussi à faire oublier le MiG 25. Un très bon produit de l'avionneur Mikoyan Gourevitch (MiG). Culmine très vite à 31.000 m d'altitude et atteint presque Mach 3 en vitesse. Belle machine.
The MiG-31 is no longer an airplane, it is already a spaceship. Space ship. This is reflected in the rank of commander - he is the captain of the ship.
This is a machine of a new class, unique, it has no analogues in the world, either in production models or in prototypes. I haven’t even heard of anyone trying to even think about this topic.
This is already a near space machine.
And yes, it can shoot down satellites in low orbit - this is one of its functions.
And here everyone is talking about maneuverability... Was the Death Star maneuverable?
this channel is great :)
Hmm, you didn't talk about the R-37 Missile! The 200KM ranged Mach 6+ Active RADAR one...
The R37 was designed to take out AWACS but it is also lethal as a BVR missile out to 400km at around mach 6 from memory.
MiG-31 is capable, but it's the missiles that makes it lethal. However, against 5th gen with low visibility, these planes are getting more and more obsolete.
5th gen “stealth” isn’t all its cracked up to be. Just look at the F-35 the moment it goes super sonic it starts to lose its stealth coating and leaves it visible to radar.
@@hydra8845 you should read less disinformation about the coating, really. Also, 5th gen stealth is still highly effective against high frequency radars, which are used for airborne or missile radars. Furthermore, there is a reason why Europe is buying the F-35 and not the Eurofighter or Grippen as a bridge to 6th gen. Every match up of single air frames against each other is silly, because it ignores the reality that US alone and even more with NATO Russia is outmatched in the air in numbers, capabilities and flight hours. Sure, the Russian Air Force might inflict some damage, but the gap is so big they will lose every time, Lanchester for dummies really.
@@flixri726 doesnt help russia that the f35 is an incredibly cheap package and close to a thousand are in service.
@@Helperbot-2000 that's some pretty strong stuff you're smoking over there, does your dealer deliver?
@@hydra8845 ah yes, good to see minister of propaganda in the youtube comments, i had missed you comrade
Arguably the most lethal high altitude interceptor/ fighter ever made.
A12.Also, Tomcat ate 31 regularly
@@Audfile The A-12 was never a service interceptor.
I also don’t believe your claim that the F-14 ‘ate 31 regularly’. Their mission profile means they would never have met. You should stop inventing stories.
@@AudfileWhen and where?
F-22 has entered the chat....
@@jakobole weather balloons be shaking in their boots 😁
Seriously? Let's just compare radar range and standoff air to air missiles, shall we?
In case you're not aware the Mig has the most powerful radar in any fighter jet (300km plus) and can carry the R37 air to air missile, which is; hypersonic, fire and forget, can acquire the target on it's own and has a range of up to 400km.
Your turn now.
Thanks Sir
Awesome bird 😊
One of my fav aircrafts.
In conclusion. The mig25 was a beast, the mig31 is a monster & the Mig41 is gonna be a behemoth o
It must sound fantastic SOO loud,,,,
"Prolonged exposure to the upper atmosphere has opened our eyes to the holy sparkiness of microwave ovens, specifically metal inside of it, and you're looking an awful lot like a spoon right now"
Very nice Upgrades And weapons😊😊😊
Any country with an army trying to rationalize its means would have retired this aircraft. Apparently Russia has too much money to spend.
China and India refused to buy this aircraft, which was too specialized, preferring the SU 30 with long-range missiles. The only current interest of the MiG 31 is to use a launch base at Kinjal, allowing it to claim to be hypersonic, which it is not really.
With its mostly steel structure and its 2 huge afterburners, it is the ideal target for all modern FOX3 missiles.
Mig 31 was never for sale, only mig 25. Second, mig 31 works as mobile radar system 3rd Russia needs this type of aircraft because of it size. Thank you.
@@HeyGoogle-gt8oc
1) It was proposed to Finland 1992, Syria 2007, China 1992 (also with licence) , India, (the Air Force Chief of Staff clearly explains in an interview why the SU 30 is better suited to Indian needs)
2) Maybe an AWACS is more suited ?
3) SU 35 can do the job as well
So as I said before, if Russia managed its army rationally, it would retire this aircraft, like the Americans did with the F14 and the SR71 for example. Given Russia's military budget, it's just a dispersion of means.
only an amateur could make such a conclusion - a recent event with the disappearance of two Russian aircraft from NATO radars (made without a stealth scheme) In Syria, a Russian aircraft made not using stealth technology imperceptibly for a US aircraft (made using stealth technology) went into its tail and the aiming systems took the US aircraft into capture. And how could this happen ? You have only numbers and propaganda in your head , buddy - it 's time to look at the world with your own eyes and think with your own mind , not Wikipedia .
The Soviets never sold their front-line equipment abroad, only downgraded 'monkey-model' export variants to keep their technology out of Western hands. The Soviet VPO-Strany never used those very same planes they were so downgraded.
Fedotov and Zaitsev crashed in MIG-25 NOT in MIG-31. Most of this video were taken from Wings of Red Star
AI prompt: Kinzhal, kinshle, killshi, KILLJOY
Otherwise, 'good enough' video for a 'good enough' aircraft (first implementation of data-link 'sensor fusion' in 1983).
Very nice video, mixture of clips from tv programs, some official videos etc. Good job in the end.
My only remark is that the author presents Mig-31 as some kind of hi-tech wunderwaffe. Well, it's a shooting practice for any gen. 4,5 NATO fighter, not even mentioning Raptor and Lightning II.
Damn didn’t a mig -31 crashed in the Murmansk region yesterday?
didn't 2 apaches collide yesterday..??
@@briant5685wait, what? How did 4 pilots managed to pull this off?
UAC.. From DOOM..??? I remember all the doors and banners and even some decorative plaques all around the Mars and Phobos bases :D UAC! I hope they dont decide to begin work on teleportation devices between Marine bases
Shits gonna get all
Event Horizon real fast :P
These things keep falling out the skies without the help of enemy fire.
Tell us about the Tupolev and the Sukhoi 57
The only war plane which can fire 10 missiles salvo at full speed!
Excellent...
Realy I like this powerful fighters jets
The MiG-25 and the F-15 are not directly comparable.
Fast...Yes but it has a huge radar signature with it's big air intakes, engine's and handles like a old truck
Well, it is an interceptor not a fighter
It relies on long range missiles like the r37s
@@perfectcell1157 okay, but F-35's missile that utilizes other platforms radar can be launched at the ranges of 600km and the missile is Guided by other assets. MiG's weaponary isnt that great
@@gansior4744 Although I am always skeptical about the available informations on different weapon systems ( missiles, planes, tanks,etc..)
But if we assume they are legit, the main weakness of russian planes is the radar
As it isn't as good as the american counterpart
But as I said people should always take official information with a grain of salt
as they may be false or inaccurate
@gnasor4744 There are no air to air weapons with a 600km range, stop making things up that don't exist.
@@gansior4744 Jesus Christ on a bike…
The two are not directly comparable. One is a no compromise, high altitude, high speed interceptor and the other is a highly compromised semi-stealth multi role fighter. It was no more built with radar signature in mind than was the F-15. Also, stealth has become massively overrated. You only have to read what defence strategists say to recognise that this is becoming a problem for the West, particularly the United States.
The MiG-31 is causing all manner of headaches in Ukraine right now because the sheer power of its radar and weaponry _can’t be countered._ It’s known to have scored at least two hard kills against Ukrainian aircraft. Might be as many as 10 but not likely. And this was done from more than 160 kms away.
The MiG-31 Zaslon radar has no equivalent in the west. There is no fighter radar with that much power. The R-37 missile has proved extremely effective. Cruising at 70,000 feet at Mach 2.35, it fires an R-37 that travels at Mach 6. The kinematic advantage is obvious. The missile is so fast that by the time it is detected it’s probably too late. Russia has had this capability for decades and everyone laughed. The MiG-31 would give most western types a run for their money.
As they should now and in the future !!!👍
Ummm, F-15 have you forgot about that?
Love this chanel keep up the vids
This is my favorite Russian Fighter! ⚡
Great video about this beautiful craft! Very informative.
I was British Army in the 80s. Never heard the name Foxhound. Always Foxbat
Mig25 was foxbat. Mig31 foxhound is an improved version
i love MIG 31
5:30 Cobra maneuver
Russia produces beautiful planes👍🇷🇺✈️
Not gonna lie, that plane was a masterpiece 👌.
the mig 31 and F15 are my favorites.
Soviets not Russia
@@bastadimasta mald
@@bastadimasta sus olum
@@bastadimasta what is the meaning of Sukhoi in Russian Language?
Russian engineering at its best !!
The US has the brains of many nationalities due to their visa. But for Russia to achieve all this indigenously is remarkable!! Awesome!!
Unless you are born in the USA you won't get a job working in US aerospace, possibly in a consulting or contract area doing secondary work on a need to know basis. A friend of mine who immigrated as a child from Ukraine couldn't even get a job. The security risks are too high. So no there isn't an Indian or Chinese behind all of these advances. Chinese working in silicon foundries have often betrayed chip knowledge to China. Given the attitudes we read on Hindustan Times what do you think the chances of betrayal of aerospace secrets are?
@@williamzk9083 don't bluff we know many foreigners migrated to us working in aerospace directly or indirectly
@@williamzk9083 Igor Sikorsky: He was a Russian-American aviation pioneer who designed and developed the first successful helicopter in the United States. He founded the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, which is still a major manufacturer of helicopters today.
Theodore von Kármán: He was a Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, and physicist who played a key role in the development of rocket technology. He founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and was a co-founder of the Aerojet Engineering Corporation.
Sergei Korolev: He was a Ukrainian-born Soviet rocket engineer who is considered the father of the Soviet space program. Korolev's work was instrumental in the development of the R-7 rocket, which was used to launch the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into space.
Wernher von Braun: He was a German-American aerospace engineer who worked for the United States after World War II. Von Braun was instrumental in the development of the Saturn V rocket, which was used to launch the Apollo spacecraft to the moon.
Mstislav Keldysh: He was a Soviet mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to the fields of aerodynamics and spacecraft design. Keldysh was also a key figure in the Soviet space program and served as the president of the Soviet Academy of Sciences from 1961 until his death in 1978.
@@kamakazmi so like 100 years ago and likely an anti communist. You won’t get security clearance at the highest levels so key contractors (Boeing, Lockmart Northrop Grumman) . No design work on the B21. It’s simply too risky.
The US is a nation of immigrants. What's your point, lightly disguised superiority complex? Most Americans are of German ancestry btw, if you wanna mention the obvious. So much so that German almost became the official language of the US.
It's mostly made of steel. So very heavy.
Titanium Alloy, and you need that at Mach 3! Composite Materials arent suited for that frictrion and heat. Lockeed had to buy Russian Titanium to build their SR-71! No joke!
go build your own jet then mr expert
Its a MiG-25 but newer and people Treat it like its something extraordinary
@@gansior4744 as i said, make your own jet and then talk
this channel got potential.. keep it up !
@Mirwellduo8986 Thank you, much appreciated!
"killjoy" LOL talk about understatement
At 1:10 you say the plane (MiG-15) was made between the 1970-s and the 1950s
1:05 1947 - mid 50s
1st fighter to be capable of effectively tracking and targeting stealth aircraft. Even if achieved accidentally.
Stealth was USSR idea in first place
@@Meteorknite I guess you're referring to Ufimtsev's book?
But that was theory and by the time USA used it, they had already been working on RCS reduction for years.
So, i'm not sure you can say it's anyones specific idea, because even just the more advanced attempts at camouflage IS stealth, and there were a bundle of attempts at "low visibility"/stealth etc during WWI for example.
With very mixed results, the German attempts with "Cellon" material was a complete failure that actually made aircraft MORE visible(by reflecting more sunlight and in more directions), while the British stealthed airship worked, but it was quickly realised that it was completely useless because its intended purpose of nighttime recon, just didn't work at all.
The stealth was good enough that they could fly around unnoticed, but they couldn't actually provide any useful information from it.
@@DIREWOLFx75technically, WW1 era canvas and wooden airplanes would be “stealth” too. Or the the very least LO (low
Observable)
@@Mr.Scootini Definitely not stealth!
The engines alone has so many nooks and crannies open towards all directions that it alone would be like having a radar reflector on the plane.
LO, MAYBE... But having a 1-2 sqm RCS in every direction is still pretty bad when it's so blatant.
If you sealed up the engine in all directions with a thin metal sheet and made sure to make it either as perfectly rounded as possible or give it a mess of angles to minimize radar returns, you might be able to halve the RCS and reach real LO.
Maybe...
I don't think Mig-31 can effectively detect and track stealth aircraft, the Zaslon radar have pretty low detection range for its size
Is it made of stainless steel like the Mig-25?
Even in "DCS World" doesnt exist cause very secret technology. Soviet Masterpiece.
FEARED my @ss. So far, all this Soviet and post cold war wizardry has failed to perform in recent years. Their combat history involves sorties against other outmoded Soviet aircraft in Ukraine, both sides taking loses. I doubt it will do so well once Ukraine has gotten its pilots trained the F-16 with modern missiles and avionics.
I feel like with that much engine power it could go into space. It could already be space fighter not just near space
You cannot manoeuvre in space with wings and fin, reason why these jets are operable only in Earth's atmosphere.
@@yam2050 space planes still need wings. They can maneuver with side thrusters after but space plane do exist need wings to take off climb else its rocket
@@yam2050 umm i hope both of you realize its a jet aircraft, the biggest problem it would have to overcome is that there isnt any atmosphere in space for the engines to breathe lol
They just lost one today
Supersonic killer.
Technology is only useful if you also have the ability. Russia don't have both.
MIG 31BM mesti dimiliki oleh TUDM sebagai senjata strategik 8 buah dan 2lagi diperlukan untuk kajian oleh fakulti kejuruteraan mekanikal, elektronik dan lain lain di UiTM Shah Alam dan UTM Skudai..
Tak setuju, maaf 😑✋
Ianquis never recupered from Koree defeat
NATO fears a peashooter, that ain't saying much for this duck
Became 'one of the firt to use aray radar'... seconds later: It was the only one till Japan came with one too in 2000.
You can tell the makers of the video are from the west by their chaotic reporting of the might and tech outside the west.
Corrupt YT are NOT LETTING ME LIKE????
1:10 ...more than 15000 between 1974 and mid 50's... Wtf? 1947, dude, 47!
with the sanctions where are they getting their chips?
I'm concerned that my old PS3 is going to beg stolen
MIG41
A flying S300
My cat is a Russian blu. He was a very famous fighter pilot on the Mig-31. His call sign was, "Fury Buttplug" One day while flying off the coast of Norway, he decided to defect. He received $1 million dollars from the US government for the Mig-31. He's retired now, meows a lot, still has the same said million dollars because he lives off me. He's sooo daamn cheap! That said, I still love him and all of the old Soviet stories and jokes he tells. If you get a couple shots of vodka in him...WATCH OUT!🙀😹
Mig 31 is F22 hunter killer 🦾👊
Lot of wrong info here, or misleading. I will show the most important characteristics, omitted here ( mistake or bias)
"According to the British Royal United Services Institute, the MiG-31BM and the R-37M have proven “especially problematic” for Ukrainian attack aircraft and fighters: “the extremely high speed of the weapon, coupled with very long effective range and a seeker designed for engaging low-altitude targets, makes it particularly difficult to evade. As of last year, Russia had three squadrons of the MiG-31BM or about 90 active fighters.
Military Watch Magazine has called the R-37M a contender for the title of world’s most dangerous missile, due to its range (250 miles), speed (Mach 6 or 4,450 mph) and its 132-pound warhead. "
The simple fact, the West told Ukr, recently, do not get anywhere close to the frontline with its F16s (in other words, stay away of the frontline) is the clear indicator how scared they are...
2:36 Предатель зараза как раз помер на днях!! Всю жизнь ходил и оглядывался!! Жаль что так долго протянул..🤣🍥🤣
In response to the title...feared by who?
it looks like an f15
Yes, I can imagine all NATO soldiers are afraid so much of the MIG-31 that they are shaking in their beds at night...what a bs
the mig 41
Too fast. Too high. All America could do was make a movie about a Russian phenomena.
NATO doesn't fear this mig, The F15 eagle is superior except in altitude and top speed and would blow this aircraft from the skies, just like The eagle destroyed the mig25 when they first met in combat, The mig Lost poorly there and in The gulf war,outclassed totally by the eagle
Isn't mig 21 the most produced jet?
So the F.15 is the result of unfair game.
Remember US has been fithing other nations that cannot shoot down the F-15. That is the reason the F15 was the fihter that was unbelievable. Put it in Ukraine now it will be a different ball games for the F15.
Fears? Lol thing has the radar cross section of a barn and high tech radars. For the 90s.
Mig 31 bad jet air craf
What a paradox: Putin gave NATO strenght and reason to exist while Trump wants NATO to end...
Mig-31 is not made for Dogfight!
Najjaci ovion na svijetu da sve unisti u stratosferi!!!
Even now it is superior to f 35 with its modern missiles
this video really paints a very optimistic picture of what the russian airforce really is... not everything is very correct or true. Mig 31 still very outclassed and outmatched, especially today
Mig 31 still very outclassed and outmatched, especially today
by US propaganda
it was made to tackle a specific enemy aircraft that never made it to production, and was immediately redundant the moment the f 15 took to the sky which outclasses it in all but raw speed, but unlike the mig 31, the f15 doesnt rip its engines apart after flying at its top speed for just a little while
NATO doesn’t fear it now or right after they got one and saw how shit it was and asking the pilot questions about it overblown overhyped overrated same as t-14 and many Russian jets
Nato might respect the jet, but since Russian pilots probably have 30 flight hours a year, we don't need to fear the Russian Air Force. At all.
NATO does not fear this jet. It regards it as a 3rd world soviet "relic".
Lol well NATO is scared of Russian shovels and what NATO thinks is becoming irrelevant.
Mig 31 bad jet air craf 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
Lol. Which fighter will go for close combat with foxhound at a altitude of 82,000 feet? 😂
The foxhound service ceilling is a claimed 67500ft and not 82000ft... he cannot fly at sustained altitude of 82000ft with missiles, maybe without missiles he can fly at such altitude...
1:06 1947 😅
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🇷🇺🇧🇾🇵🇱❤
Lol and then one crashed over friendly skies rip NOT
how many F 35 have crashed and B2 and F22?
It was in Murmansk, not even a combat flight.
Typical ruSSkies strategy - quantity over quality and no respect to human life and safety.
ruZZian world.
I'll tell you right now, NATO is not scared of the MiG 31 lol
Nothing great about it. The increased speed only makes it arrive marginally quicker. Completly irrelevant. Add to this it's immaneuvrability, and the fact that it's a copy of F-111.
The MIG 31 is so good as the its pilot. Most of russian pilots are yellow-bellies, so the NATO can still sleep well.
it's unfortunate that after the soviet collapse, Russia doesn't have enough resources to keep updating MIG 31 regularly with the latest technology. i mean improved engine, new powerful AESA radar, better missiles, and others.
Huh?
Latest ongoing modernisation is BM2 about 12 years after BM
Russia has officially 600 billion reserves and very little debt, that makes it one of the countries with highest net assets.
Russia does not make too many mods unless there is new groundbreaking tech , not because of lack of money, but because it already is excellent and because they are actively working on successor, MIG41
Among latest few small mods were to launch supersonic Kinzhal and new 400 km air-to-air missiles
@@stefdem1533 I'm not trying to debate here cause I also love russian aviation industry. Obviously the flanker, fulcrum, foxhound are all gorgeous aircrafts. But I've got to ask how many BM2 has been completed now? How many foxhound have AESA? Is AESA not groundbreaking enough to be added? How long till we'll see mig41? How many will they build? Can Russia catch up to US who practically have almost all if not all their fighter aircrafts equipped with AESA? Or maybe china who has almost half it's fighter fleet now equipped with AESA? How many R77M have they produced? Can the R37M deal with stealth or low observable aircraft from those max range? Let's be real here, they have just started catching to 2000's - 2010's tech in mid 2010's and they're even being outpaced in the production of those by china. I'm not saying they're not capable of doing that but the impact of russian economy and instability from the collapse of USSR till early 2000's are real.
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Public info is scarce on such details, but there is some info online in Russian web about photonic radars which are ready to be put on fighters, with current war things have gotten 10 times faster
their military power just went downhill after ussr collapsed. it's pretty much a joke now. they buy super yachts instead of spending it on military and well being
Geez, you are so far behind, or are you listening to armchair generals who know jacks shit and spew BS, did you even watch this video?.