MiG-31 customers outside of the former Soviet republics have been few and far between. ... Thrust with afterburner: 152 kN (34,172 lbf) each; Armament. 1× GSh-6-23 23 mm cannon with 260 rounds.

And Tuesday night, the Ukrainian army’s ATACMS batteries took aim—targeting Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptors and Sukhoi Su-27 fighters at Belbek air base, just outside Sevastopol in Russian ...

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 ...

The Mikoyan Mig-31 is one of the most formidable fighters in the Russian inventory. It’s a large, extremely fast interceptor that can fly at high altitude and almost at three times the speed of ...

In his latest book, Rolling Thunder 1965-68: Johnson’s Air War Over Vietnam, aviation historian Richard P. Hallion writes of the MiG-17: “ [Its] afterburner-sustained turns in a close-in ...