Though the MiG-31 was not developed for close combat or rapid turning, it was the first soviet fighter aircraft to have true look-down and shoot-down capability, while it could track multiple ...

The MiG-31 is a Soviet-era fighter that first flew for the U.S.S.R. in 1981, so it's been around for close to 50 years. Conversely, the MiG-35 is a Russian Federation aircraft that first entered ...

MOSCOW, June 6. /TASS/. A Mikoyan MiG-31 fighter jet has intercepted a P-3C Orion anti-submarine warfare plane of the Norwegian Air Force over the Barents Sea near the Russian border, Russia’s ...

MOSCOW, June 4. /TASS/. A MiG-31 fighter intercepted a US Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft over the Barents Sea, the Northern Fleet’s press office reported on Friday. On June 4 ...

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 ...

Reports from BBC and BulgarianMilitary state that the F-16 fighter jet was likely shot down ... typically launched from Russia’s Su-35 and MiG-31 fighters. Its range is believed to be between ...

ALBAWABA- In a significant development, a Russian MiG-31 fighter jet reportedly escorted two U.S. bombers over the Barents Sea on Tuesday, as confirmed by Russia's defense ministry, according to ...