Here’s What You Need to Remember: From its inception in the early 1980’s through to the present day, the MiG-31 has been the fastest aircraft to serve in the formerly Soviet and now Russian Air Force.

Most regular “light” fighters like the early MiGs were not up to the task, as they lacked the range and speed to intercept to rapidly climb and intercept supersonic American bombers, who were expected ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Nowadays the MiG-31 is the standard long range interceptor of the Russian Air Force. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union’ s Air Defense Forces (VPVO) needed a ...

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.

Here’s What You Need to Know: Russia might need a plane that can really push the limits of speed to intercept them and keep its airspace safe. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union’ s Air Defense ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: While the PAK FA is fast, it does represent a step backward in speed compared to the MiG-31. While the SR-71 Blackbird is retired, UAVs incorporating some of its ...