and are ignoring them while waiting for the R-37. wrote:
Mig-31BM waiting for the RVV-BD missile not R-37.
and are ignoring them while waiting for the R-37. wrote:
Arrow wrote:Mig-31BM waiting for the RVV-BD missile not R-37.
Viktor wrote:Arrow wrote:Mig-31BM waiting for the RVV-BD missile not R-37.
RVV-BD is a export version of Russian long range missile (R-37) so Russian MIG-31 will carry R-37(M) and all the rest RVV-BD
He commented on the State Duma deputy Alexander message Tarnaeva that in Russia, a new fighter, the MiG-41 on the basis of heavy fighter-interceptor MiG-31, the rate of which was 2.8 Mach. Tarnaev experts said at a meeting of aerospace defense that the Chief of Staff, signed an order of deep modernization of Soviet fighter-interceptor MiG-31.
"This upgrade was to be held even twenty years ago. However, this did not happen, so now demands increased. They are including in the (increasing) speed interceptor to Mach 4-4.3," - said Kvochur.
The decision was made Chief of Staff, he had already signed the document on the research work on the MiG-41", - he said. According to the deputy, the MiG-41 "will be embodied all the virtues of the aircraft."
In addition, several hundred interceptor MiG-31 could soon be back in the Russian Air Force, informed Tarnaev. "The country's leadership decided to return to the system through repair fighter-interceptor MiG-31", - he said. "We are talking about hundreds of cars that will be repaired and returned to the armed forces,"
Austin wrote:If true this is great news Mig is back in business with Mig-41
BTW today I saw VVKO funding was reduced to 2 Trillion roubles ....compared to 3.2 Trillion roubles that was initially mentioned
wonder why they reduced the funding ?
http://itar-tass.com/politika/1010437
Viktor wrote:Yup the development is sealed ... ladies and gentleman we have a now beast to follow - MIG-41 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
from Interfax :
The State Duma Committee on Defense: General Staff decided to create based on the MiG-31 new MiG-41
The decision was made Chief of Staff, he had already signed the document on the research work on the MiG-41", - he said. According to the deputy, the MiG-41 "will be embodied all the virtues of the aircraft."
but of no less importance:
In addition, several hundred interceptor MiG-31 could soon be back in the Russian Air Force, informed Tarnaev. "The country's leadership decided to return to the system through repair fighter-interceptor MiG-31", - he said. "We are talking about hundreds of cars that will be repaired and returned to the armed forces,"
mack8 wrote:What do you think Viktor, do they talk about the hundreds of first generation MiG-31s now stored, to be overhauled and upgraded, IN ADDITION to the BMs and BSMs currently contracted (anywhere from 90 to 120)?
mack8 wrote:How well and for how long do you think those MiGs have been stored (mostly in open air if i'm not mistaken)?
According to the famous experimental pilot Anatoliy Kvochur, the MiG-41 is to be capable of reaching speeds above Mach 4, even Mach 4,3. That would make the plane faster than the (now retired) American SR-71 Blackbird. Currently, the Foxhound is capable of flying at speeds of Mach 2.8.
Nevertheless, while developing a Mach 4+ replacement for the Foxhound, the Russians will to continue the modernization program of the Foxhounds, overhauling over 100 aircraft.
MiG-31 is an interceptor based on MiG-25 Foxbat, with a combat radius of 720 km. A group of four Foxhounds is able to control an area that is 1000km wide; 190 MiG-31s are currently in service within the Russian Air Force, 100 of those are still flyable.