Russia’s MiG-31 Foxhounds Proving To Be A Threat To Ukrainian Aircraft 

Actually…it’s predecessor (MiG-25 Foxbat) is the fastest combat aircraft as of 2018!

@@glendamico9004 MIG25 no longer in service

@@SovietUnion_It’s seeing service in Syria I think?

@@joemamaobama6863 i meant in russia

Actually its the MiG 25, mach 3.2 capable.

look down was SOTA in the 70s.

At the time? That's 70s era plane. We Americans operate By the beginning of 2022 the U.S. Air Force operated approximately 490 stealth fighters, of which 185 were F-22s and a further 305 were F-35As. These were supplemented by 35 F-35Cs in the U.S. Navy and 137 F-35Bs and F-35Cs in the Marines, bringing the total fleet to 662 aircraft.

China only operates 110 gen 5 planes that aren't really a tenth of the stealth our F-22 are. Their radar section that is. Our F-22 is a golfball In numeric terms, it corresponds to around 0.0001 m2 of radar cross section (RCS). This is around 100,000 times smaller than the radar cross section of a typical fighter, which results in the F-22 getting detected at 1/17.5 of the detection range of a typical fighter the J-Dawgs stealth Taiwan, measuring the J-20's RCS from the side, concluded it's as big as 20 square meters (even larger than the famously detectable F-15) from that angle.

@@davel696969 : So What ? 😂😂😂😂🇺🇸🕯☠️👎

@@davel696969 : Let’s attack to China , Monkey ! 🇺🇸🕯☠️👎😂😂😂😂😂

Speed doesn't mean shit anymore...

@@N911GT2 it does.. if it didnt... USAF wouldn't be interested in hypersonic missiles. To european countries which are mostly smaller than big nation's don't really mind about raw speed as their fighters will almost always be in combat range... but in such big air spaces such as USA's and Russia's... speed and range is surely desired. Stealth it's a complement, it didn't replace anything, it just added.

@@N911GT2, hahaha, sure bud . Take your meds ok.

They did sell to Kazakhstan

@@rashidulkarimrahat Kazakhstan offered large sums of money, so Russia gave them, it is not like Russia offered it to Kazakhstan

It sounds like you actually believe your own propaganda. Russia can't even get air superiority over Ukraine! They wouldn't last long against the top NATO jet fighters.

Probably, the main reason of creating MiG 31 as modified version of MiG 25 was due to hijacking of the latter one by freaking traitor Belenko. NATO had learnt everything about this jet and Soviet Union needed to have something what would be able to perform the MiG 25's functions but unknown for NATO, I guess.

31 is garbage. And you know it. You just have to find the target. Want to know what makes a Mig31 crew feel bad? A mushroom cloud over their base and they never saw the B2 deliver it. What's worse? When the F22 guns them.

@@cgilleybsw F22 is garbage. And you know it. You just have to find the target. Want to know what makes a F22 crew feel bad? A mushroom cloud over their base and they never saw the Tu-160 deliver it. What's worse? When the Su-57 guns them. You 're just a village clown from a traveling circus .

@@cgilleybsw Mig-31 destroyed the Patriot air defense system with a hypersonic Kinzhal missile in Kiev last night. Congratulations , redneck . 😂

And it sucks. An old F15 can shoot it down easily. That's why you don't see people buying them en mass from Russia but buy instead the F-16 and F-15 planes from the USA. Despite the F15 and F16 being more expensive

​@@atomatlas5595 R-37m casually flying at Mach 8 launched from 180km away "feeling lucky punk?" Yeah no on the Super Sonics please, you have to be an absolute SEASONED pilot in an F-15 to actually have BALLS against the hypersonics, or just fly an F-22 😅

@@mz7688 yea hypersonics does change things, but I just don't think Russia has the inventory, money, and now with limited to nonexistent supply on actual military microchips... can produce enough of the R37m to make a difference, and also I don't trust Russian specs of their missles, they tend to extremely extremely say a weapon is better than what it truly is, like their SU 57 or whatever fake 5th gen figther they put out, or their T90m tanks.

But the West is to scared to send anything they got to Ukraine. If they were as sure as you, what's their hold up?

@@atomatlas5595 Well the lowest range the R-37 is supposed to have is 150km, russia sais that its range is 300km, but im pretty sure that even with sanctions, russia is able to produce these missles given the fact that even with sanctions you can get the microchips even tho its harder then without, and the mig-31 can carry other long range missles like the R-27ER wich are supposed to have a range of 75km and also is supersonic but should be much more avalible.

Yes. The MIG-31 is the most feared airplane by other aircrafts because of it speed, altitude and detection (MIG-31BM squad) capabilities.

Wrong. It grew into that roll. It's main goal was to counter the XB70.

Sorry but you're wrong about the intended use of the mig 25

Everyone here is both on and off target. The Mig 25 was designed to intercept anything as fast as possible. If it is a bomber, spy plane, or propeller plane. It was for high-consequence targets that absolutely need to be killed and killed fast.

How many times did aSR71 over fly Russia.?

@@richardblencowe3544 spoiler : zero

and a huge radar

And a huge phase array radar. The first ever deployed on a serial fighter. And a data-link. Deployed on a serial fighter before the Link-16 was invented.

​@@danielthuku8192 with the nose cone off it just looks like a big flying phase array

When they was building it 30 years ago .. today they don’t have the guts to fly even into Ukraine airspace. They was good 30 years ago but today?

​@@wolfgangselle3272 With a such powerful radar, a data-link and missiles with a such a long range they didn't need to cross into Ukraine airspace at all. Hell, they even don't need to approach the frontline.

garbage

​@@wolfgangselle3272still the best with mach over mach 3 while Ukrainian rusted one wing fighter can't even see it

maybe the new f15ex

anything can be shot down or not properly. There are enough incidents around the world. Only that which does not fly does not die.

Nor the R-40 satellite killer.

I think typhoon with meteor missile might have something to say

@@Spartan-jg4bf😅

Fr, also it can reach over. Mach 3 while gen 4,5 fighter can only 2

@@Spartan-jg4bf ya the Raf is really a scary threat now days how many airplanes do they have 20-30 🤣🤣

@mikel1062 The RAF is doing far better than the Russian Air Force, it operates over 500 fixed wing aircraft, including 5th generation aircraft. Unlike Russia RAF aircraft are not crashing every week due to old age and shoddy maintenance 🙄

That colour has a significant reason. You will notice it in hospitals psychiatric departments. For its calming effect. Institution green lol

The Russkies call it Siberian camouflage! Russia is no longer 'Soviet'.

@@tumslucks9781 Yes but most of their technologies and airframes were developed and built in the Soviet Union. Just like the red star that they still use on their aircraft and other scenarios. That’s why I said it

MIG-27, It was first armed with the GSh-6-23M Gatling gun, but this was later replaced by a new 30 mm GSh-6-30 six-barrel cannon with 260 rounds

Тележка основных стоек шасси сейчас используется и на Су 34. Боевые самолёты СССР разрабатывались для эксплуатации на неподготовленных аэродромах ( это касается и гражданских самолётах того времени,на случай войны).

Бомжам такие самолеты не продают.

Because small countries just don't need a super duper ultimated interceptor that could accidently go beyond borders even in a routine takeoff accleartion to cruising alttitude😅

lethat to its own pilot isn't really an argument for selling.

Kazakhstan has some but the remaining 300 frames are not for sale.

It was never ever offered for sale in the first place.

The funnier thing is that this channel pretends to be American but is really Russian propaganda 😂

MIG 31 can carry 6 R37M

Main role is high altitude interceptor and stand off strike. It uses Kinzhal to target land and naval targets. NATO has no answer to Kinzhal.

​@@realnapster1522 3000km @ Mach 12... Sheeeeeeeesh

Eurofighter is so cool! My sexy plane tier is 1: F-22 2-Su-57 3: Eurofighter

They need to get up there first! A fast climb to 55,000' is impressive but the Foxhound "cruises" at Mach 2.4 able to achieve Mach 2.8+ at 70,000'+. It can descend to 31,000' for a mid-flight refuel, then they're back up into the stratosphere where no other interceptor can be found

And most of the people call it Lockheed :)

Mikoyan is a cool name! Guryevich sounds like a Russian insult.

​@@Arda-ox8pc How about Northrop Grumman?

@@mardikermardiker8514 Mostly Grumman, must be because F-14 was built by Grumman. If YF-23 won against F-22, things might have been different

@@tumslucks9781 Actually russian-jewish...

Kinzhal was meant to be a rapid responce weapon, so using MiG-31 had all the sence. Russia just doesn't needed so many interceptors anymore.

The russians can park a AWACS over western Belarus doing orbits and have 5 or more MIG31s at standoff range well within Belarus with long range Air To Air hypersonic missles and just pick off any F16s or western aircraft attempting to take off from poland into ukraine and

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Why so angry?

@@MasterAquatics I wasn’t angry I just find it funny I never really would point out the obvious

@@MasterAquatics why u mad?

😂😂😂

The toilet seat. It's not very maneuverable so it flies like crap.

Drunk or dumb

1979 and the F15 was 1972 so what’s your point

Bovine excrement. Stop drinking the Yanky KOOLAID my friend

Hey katsap, they have trouble staying aloft....

UKROP?

​@@glendamico9004yes. Ukrops. Blue-Yellow helpless morons who fight for clown comedian and mythic murican democracy. While for last 600 days, 50%+ (20 out of 40 millions) sane citizens escaped country, and moved to Europe, some even to Russia.

F15 is 1972 tech and the F16 is 70s and 80s tech along with the Abrams tank so what is your point.

@@chesterhiggens yank kit works..Russian doesn’t.

No one cares. The Indians tried to build their own fighters but they were a joke. Even the Pakistanis laughed at them and it takes alot to make a Pakistani laugh ya know!!

​​@@tumslucks9781 They are really good in kamasutra :)

@@mardikermardiker8514 Imbeciles like you don't have any idea about who you are talking about. We are people from one of the oldest civilizations, we gave the number system which the world uses today, we gave the sport of hockey and chess, we were the first who found the solar system before the world knew there was any such thing. The concept of infinity was given by Indian mathematicians, the yoga which the world uses was given by us. The list goes on and on, for complete details use Google.

I think it primarily operates by Russia and Kazakhstan

How would the American fighters catch it when the MiG-31 is flying at 3000km/h? By means of the pilots chanting "USA!USA!"?

@@edwardmurray2139 the raptor would eat it up

@@frankmontez6853 Raptor 2400 km/h vs MiG-31 3000km/h. Can you please explain how the Raptor is going to catch the MiG-31 to get it in the crosshairs? Hoo-rah USA etc.

@@edwardmurray2139 it’s doa dead on arrival

@@frankmontez6853 F-22 service ceiling 50 000 feet. MiG=-31 82 000 feet. Please explain how F-22 will shoot down MiG-31 when F-22 flies slower and lower. Only DoA here is your brain.

They will last maybe a week. If not shot down the Russians, they will be destroyed on the ground. Russia has air superiority, And the Russians will bomb their runways, F-16's will be useless.

@@DennisMerwood-xk8wp Russia doesnt have those capabilities 😂. The f16 is better than anything Russia has. All it takes bud a well trained pilot. Russia doesn’t even have air superiority now they’re struggling 😂

like the counteroffensive?

😂😂😂😂. Like f 117 a, stealth, also clasifited, but in march 1999, a small serbian army was shot down with s 125 old sistem. Serbs was destroy your dream about stelath tehnology. Long live slavens peopole

​@@Military23446 The F117 was only detected because its bomb bay was open. Serbian weapons were Soviet garbage so they lost the war!! Sloppy NATO operating procedure gave the Serbs their only real advantage but the commander of the SAM battery deserves credit for his foresight.

@@tumslucks9781 nope only one battery was have a modificatition. This battery was also shot down f 16. 17 country was attacked small cointry with 8 milions inhabitans. Try attack rusia,Iran, norh korea China. By the way 2 rokets was launched, they was turn on of radars every 30 seconds. F 117 a was detected 40 km West od belgrade and first Rocket was destroy the mith of your stealth tehnology. If serbia 1999 have buk and s 300 you will lose much much more planes.

Who told you that? TASS?!

And yet they can't. Some even have difficulty staying in the air....

…and the Russian airforce use them to fire cruise missiles from a safe distance, too scared to engage with the UAF.

Well, from what I've been hearing recently, especially since the start of the SMO, the complaints are finally getting received by the generals and the ruling parties of Russian Federation! 🙄Or so it seems anyway! I'm originally from the good old Soviet Union and know how our country operates, I'm sure you know what I mean!? Since Putin got the presidency, the forces slowly but surely started to improve, that's for sure!! Not as fast as we would like it to be but nonetheless, it's getting better to serve there now than b4 the end of the USSR!! Mig31 though, in my opinion is still a very potent and unique aircraft and as long as it keeps getting improved, it will keep being one serious piece of kit which scares the hell of the enemy in the sky to this day! It's very high altitude flight capabilities, fast speed and "look down /shoot down" option is often enough to stop enemies flying in that specific airspace alone! Simply saying, Russia just can't do without the Mig31 at all, if they want to have some sort of air superiority and deterrence in the sky!!! We totally NEED TO HAVE the "Foxhound" in our airforce today, tomorrow and for many years to come, unless we end up having something similar to it or even better, to say the least my friend!!! 🇷🇺💪🇷🇺👍🇷🇺✌️🇷🇺👏🇷🇺❤️🇷🇺

Russia couldnt fly cuz of S-300, Khub and TOR systems. Now that missiles run out, thats it for Ukrain. The US anti air the name i even forgot, will be useless. Russia without a doubt has the best anti air. That what they focuses since 45. US and NATO focused on offenaive capabilities like aircraft carriers and air force. S-500 will smash anything that flies. Including F22, F35. If a Serbian S125 from the 1960 could down and damage NEWER stealth planes, imagine what a S-500 could do with older planes.

@@nemiw4429 😂 delusional take

​@@entropyche3x as long as their S500 and S400 defense system is not put to the test during a conflict, we can only speculate on their effectiveness. their s75 system has destroyed thousands of planes in Vietnam, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reports daily that the S300 systems intercept several cruise missiles. so at the very last report 21 out of 23, which represents more than 90%. if their old systems proved to be effective for their time, I'm willing to bet that to say that their new system is capable of intercepting an old model of aircraft... it comes down to logic. It would have been more complicated to compare without proof of recent systems like the F35 and the S500. but in this case the poor mig29 will be killed by the S500

Right I would like to see this go up against an F 15 or F 16. And F 18 would be overkill

​@Nemi W you have no idea what you are talking about do you? Any Radar can detect an F 35. Stealth doesn't mean you do see it. Stealth means the missle that's been fire at the F 35 can't track and lose its tracking. We ve done testing with S 300 ANZ S400 missles system and they can't shoot down the F35 or even track it. The Israeli literally flew 2 F 35 to bomb Iran pass 10s of S300 and S400 system. Even the S500 can't track it

Russian aircraft are crude because they're designed to be more robust. As for combat effectiveness an SU-57 shot down two planes from 217 km which is a world record but in theory all Russian fighters are outclassed by the F-35.

Take a closer look at frame of F-15. If airframe is successfull, new engines, radars and avionics will give you new machine without spending hundreds of millions .

U mean F 35 😆😆😆

Like Arab fighter planes lol.

How they fire missiles with a 400km range have a higher ceiling and can supercruise at mach 2.8. They are so large they carry the worlds largest AA radar. For supreme targeting range.The AIM120d the longest range AA missile the US uses has a range of 180km. NATO let its kit all get obsolete. Only the F-22 stands a chance but it can be tracked, if not necessarily targeted by Russian radar.

How?

Ukraine has Patriot Anti-Aircraft, for now.

@@D1AK0NDA ukraine has 25 assorted nasams, iris-t and patriot systems...trying to cover what close to 400 s300, buk and kub systems 'used' to be doing. does that sound right to you?

you dont know what you are asking...

@@operator9858, owning a weapon doesn't mean knowing how to use it well. Here's w news for you: "Ukraine said Saturday that a U.S.-supplied Patriot battery was used to intercept an incoming Russian hypersonic missile over the capital, Kyiv, in what is believed to be the first downing of the sophisticated Russian weapon and Ukraine's first use of the U.S. defense system." (reported by the NPR) All those weapons that you mentioned have zero capability when faced with the United States' weapon system. Imagine 3 Russian soldiers can be easily burned alive in a T-90 tank by 1 Ukrainian soldier with an American made Javelin. Does this sound right to you?

@@D1AK0NDA the US has not invested into air defense systems like russia has and they have many advantages over our own. and if they did shoot down a hypersonic it was either luck, or they are mislabeling. 'again' as the last ukrianian spokesman admitted on his way out the door last time such a claim was made. and we have javelin sure, but they have a whole range of atgm systems designed to kill western tanks as well and can actually afford to mass produce them while ukraine has burned through at least a decades worth of javelin stocks already. and russian has 140 million people and has only done one and may be starting to alrady do a 2nd one while ukraine started with 38 million and after the refugees and all the people now living in a foreign country they have about 18 million left and are recruiting 60 year old men (as you can verify on their own recruiting page) and pressganging people off the streets and has had to do one mobilization after another. so no, none of that sounds right at all.

F15 = 1972

@@chesterhiggens Nobody was talking about the F-15.. Stop waffling off subject like you are ATTEMPTING to make a point.. Which by the way you Do NOT have.. GFTOPANBCLFMF

@@Eric_Von_Yesselstyn let’s talk about NATO as a whole then. F16 is 70s tech as well.

@@Eric_Von_Yesselstyn you called this outdated and antique when it’s made and developed with the same time as NATO aircraft that are so praised.

The SR-71 never entered Russia and was a choice made after realizing that spy planes was a thing of the past.

F-22 would down a MiG-31 before the MiG even knew what hit him.

@@chrisostrowski5280 That just tells me you know nothing about the capabilities of the MiG-31

@No_Name No, I don't fuck around. You really need to stop listening to just America. They're the young teen punks of the planet who think they know it all and can take on the world. That's not the case. You clearly have no idea what the MiG-31 Foxhound is, do you? It not a fighter jet, it's an interceptor. Fastest one still today. It's also a high altitude defense network. No F-22 is gonna cruise around in the stratosphere, yhey can barely hold on to 55,0000'! The MiG-31 cruises at Mach 2.4 at 70,000'+. Can achieve Mach 2.8+ and that's not even talk about thier large ground based radar. It's a flying S.A.M. site. It also was able to show the SR-71 project that Russia to, can build some shit. After a few close encounters the US stop the Arctic recon mission to prevent an international incident. It chased away the Blackbird. But you think an F-22 has something to say?

​@@no_name4080 "The Mig-31 would not stand a chance against a 5th gen fighter or even 4.5 gen fighters such as the Rafale and the Eurofighter" Ah another one of them Nato/American fanboy with a biased.... Yeah... In a DOGFIGHT/BFM the Mig-31 Defiantly would not stand a chance against Anything that can maneuver thats 4th, 4.5 or 5th gen because it was NOT designed to be a dogfighter. It was designed to fly high altitude, Fast and Sling R-37M's (This missile is Faster and has a longer range than the Amraam & meteor) from Long ranges and then turn around and burn back to base. A Rafale or Eurofighter is NOT going to out do a Mig-31BM in BVR lol.