![]() ![]() There is not very much known because it is, just like all top modern military projects, very secret. So now to the point of this article, the MiG-41. Some other improvements are the wing loading, ferry range, and the thrust/weight area which is more than double the one of the MiG-25 (0.85 vs 0.41). The MiG-31 was capable of supersonic speed at low altitudes, something that the MiG-25 was not, this the Foxhound has its upgraded and stronger airframe to thank for. In the MiG-25, the pilot was in charge of the weapons as well as the flying. The MiG-31 has many other advantages as well some smaller, some bigger, such as the second seat which is dedicated to a weapon officer having control of the weapons. ![]() Missiles (These four missiles equipped at the same time): ![]() (only some aircraft) Kh-31P (AS-17 ‚Krypton‘)Īs can be seen, the weapons arsenal of the Foxhound is a big step up from the Foxbat who only featured these weapons: Guns: The Mig-31 can be equipped with a very big arsenal of weapons and guns, which are listed below: Guns:Ĥ× R-33 (AA-9 ‚Amos’6× R-37 (AA-X-13 ‚Arrow’6× R-37 long-range missiles4× R-33 long-range missile4× R-60 (AA-8 ‚Aphid‘)4× R-73 (AA-11 ‚Archer‘) The big improvement over its predecessor is its weapons arsenal. It is also built to be effective against passive and active electronic countermeasures and against heat flares. It was built to intercept and take out targets at any altitude within its service ceiling and it is effective at any weather condition, day or night. It had a top speed of 2.83 Mach and a service ceiling almost as high as the MiG-25. The MiG-31, NATO reporting name Foxhound, was its name. ![]()
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