The MiG-31 is one of Russia's five fastest jets and has played a central role in the country's air defense since the Cold War. But getting the exact number still in service isn't always easy, with ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The continuation of a line of dedicated interceptors is interesting because the existing PAK-FA/Su-57 fighter in many ways could fulfill the same role as the MiG-31.

A video posted to Telegram shows a Russian Air Force MiG-31 “Foxhound” trailing fire before crashing in an undated video. Posted to the Russian Fighter-Bomber channel (@fighterbomber), the undated ...

Details remain limited at this time, but a Russian MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor crashed in the country’s northern Murmansk region earlier today after suffering an engine fire. The two crewmen were ...

In the 1980s, the MiG-25 was followed up by the MiG-31, which added in a second weapons systems officer on all models and increased the flight performance, radar and weapons of the craft. Early ...

Key Points and Summary - A triple MiG-31 incursion into Estonian airspace rattled NATO capitals and revived a key question: why is Russia’s 1980s Foxhound still frontline? -Unlike the MiG-25 it ...

When the United States began sending fresh consignments of Army Tactical Missile System rockets to Ukraine back in April, Russian commanders knew what was coming. After, Ukraine had gotten a small ...

It’s not uncommon for modern military jets to have careers spanning three or even four decades. The Mach 3-capable MiG-31 we showed you some time ago is a classic case in point. But even these jets, ...

July 6, 2025: Russian Aerospace forces currently have about 3,600 aircraft. Most of these aircraft are obsolete or no longer manufactured. The enormous Russian Defense production complex has been busy ...

Interesting video from a Foxhound during a close encounter with an F-16. The video below was filmed from the cockpit of a MiG-31 escorting a Russian Tu-95MS as what appears to be a Royal Norwegian Air ...

A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet was scrambled to escort a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean, in the latest tit-for-tat maneuver between the countries. The incident follows Russia's ...

Having a fire on board is one of worst emergency conditions for a combat pilot. As we have already reported here at The Aviationist, a Kazakh MiG-31 “Foxhound” supersonic jet crashed near Karaganda ...