The Interceptor that Nato still Fears: Mig 31 Foxhound 

The Mig-25 was designed after the A-5 Vigilante. What the Soviets thought was a mach 3 nuclear bomber. They wanted one of their own; hence, the Mig-25. The original A-5 had dual rudders. Increase the proportions all around in the typical "bigger is better" Russian doctrine and you basically have the mig. See NA-237 (WS-300A competition).

The mig 25 was shown to be able to withstand 5g+ maneuvers. The thing is, fighter jets are not going to do 9+ G while loaded. That figure I'd obtained while running clean. So, in truth, it could hold its own in a fight.

@@deven6518 If that's the case, why none of US fighters go that fast? What I have seen, none of planes made to go very fast was also good in dogfight. Avro Arrow was abandoned, SR-71 with rockets was never deployed, and MiG-31 have lower maximum speed then MiG-25 and still completely different set of tasks then MiG-29 and Su line.

SR-71

To be fair, high speed is wuite important when you want to tdo a long range missile strike - having V0 of mach 3 is much better than ground start

Yes, in war games.

In reality, no one fears the Mig 31. It was thought to be a good plane, until the US got the real data on it. It's just a carrier for Kinzhal missiles, which also don't live up to the hype.

​@@scratchy996nothing beats US "stealth" aircraft hype

​@@scratchy996 .. have issues!!!!!

@@bocko159 Save rain and enemy who isn't Sheppard type .

It can even intercept an SR-71 Blackbird Imagine that

i recommend you to read Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy. it simulates an attack on a Carrier group and F-14 are not gonna dig totally against a 30-40 badgers or backfires. the massive AA defense comes from escorts that have massive radar domes, support from Awacs and missiles like there is no tomorrow. the Carrier will need to launch several outfitted fighters and maybe to late. The Soviets did not ( and Russia either) have a good early warning system against bombers because of the size of the country but the MIG 25 and MIG 31 were imperative for fast interception

@@perfectcell1157 omg it can intercept a plane was made 70 years ago that hasn't flown in 25 years and has no purpose because of satellites and that is most likely already replaced with a different Lockheed stealth plane that can go Mach 5

@@perfectcell1157 It cannot

@@jacob1423 It cannot even do that LMAO, its slower then the black bird

Ukraine is about dozen of them from Kazakstan, the US buys to give to Ukraine amongst many other soviet jets, somwhere between 70 to 100 jets in total.

@@kroooassant9899 Lol Nonsense. Ukraine is finished.

beautiful birds

Suhoi are simply superb functional designs! Like swans! Love them!

"You see, we will intercept you before you take off"

Mig-31K

The Khinzal missile has been owned by the Patriot system in Ukraine.

No, it doesn't. The Kinzhal is not a hypersonic missile, it's merely a normal cruise missile with a slap-dash modification for air-launch and it moves no faster than the missile that it is based on (which is still "hypersonic" like every other, but speed is not what makes a true hypersonic missile special). And by "based on" I mean is literally the exact same missile, entirely, with a different name and an adjustment to be launched from a fighter. Heck, the only country even trying to develop a true hypersonic missile is the US, which has had some notable progress. Every other nation either is creating air-launch cruise missiles and calling them "hypersonic missiles" as a technicality or trying to create their first hypersonic glide-vehicles, which the US has had for many decades.

@@midgetydeath haha keep lying to ur self

A12.Also, Tomcat ate 31 regularly

@@Audfile The A-12 was never a service interceptor. I also don’t believe your claim that the F-14 ‘ate 31 regularly’. Their mission profile means they would never have met. You should stop inventing stories.

​@@AudfileWhen and where?

F-22 has entered the chat....

@@jakobole weather balloons be shaking in their boots 😁 Seriously? Let's just compare radar range and standoff air to air missiles, shall we? In case you're not aware the Mig has the most powerful radar in any fighter jet (300km plus) and can carry the R37 air to air missile, which is; hypersonic, fire and forget, can acquire the target on it's own and has a range of up to 400km. Your turn now.

The f22 is a interceptor

The Chinese J-20 is an interceptor

With the sheer amount of land area and airspace above it to protect, Russia will always need those ultra fast interceptors.

@@dannywaller7679no it isnt. Its a air defence fighter.

The US retired it because missiles were designed to fill the role. They could be thought of as "kamikaze interceptors". And because the fighters the US and every other western nation have are still capable of fulfilling the interceptor role anyway, so creating a dedicated one would be pointless.

A Giant missile that at 600kg is 4 times the size of the AMRAAM. Like a lot of Russian things its achieves performance by being large and expensive. The USN AIM-54 Phoenix missile (from the 1970s) had a range of 200km back then and active homing and was also hyper-sonic. It wasn't developed further as the soviet union collapsed and the 'peace dividend' was cashed in.

@@williamzk9083 The Phoenix was great and the R-33 is mostly it's counterpart, but the R-37 is in it's own class. And the AMRAAM is mostly comparable to the R-77!

@@williamzk9083 Since the r-37 is for a different purpose than the amraam (the r-77 is the missile youre looking for) your comparison is really stupid.

​@William zk The phoenix was a failure it missed its targets very often that's why the US navy put it out of service in a short time

@@WanderfalkeAT This. You are correct.

The R37 was designed to take out AWACS but it is also lethal as a BVR missile out to 400km at around mach 6 from memory.

with 35 in-flight engine replacements, that barge could not intercept a wheelchair with a flat tyre.

@Mirwellduo8986 Thank you, much appreciated!

Mig 31 was never for sale, only mig 25. Second, mig 31 works as mobile radar system 3rd Russia needs this type of aircraft because of it size. Thank you.

@@HeyGoogle-gt8oc 1) It was proposed to Finland 1992, Syria 2007, China 1992 (also with licence) , India, (the Air Force Chief of Staff clearly explains in an interview why the SU 30 is better suited to Indian needs) 2) Maybe an AWACS is more suited ? 3) SU 35 can do the job as well So as I said before, if Russia managed its army rationally, it would retire this aircraft, like the Americans did with the F14 and the SR71 for example. Given Russia's military budget, it's just a dispersion of means.

only an amateur could make such a conclusion - a recent event with the disappearance of two Russian aircraft from NATO radars (made without a stealth scheme) In Syria, a Russian aircraft made not using stealth technology imperceptibly for a US aircraft (made using stealth technology) went into its tail and the aiming systems took the US aircraft into capture. And how could this happen ? You have only numbers and propaganda in your head , buddy - it 's time to look at the world with your own eyes and think with your own mind , not Wikipedia .

5th gen “stealth” isn’t all its cracked up to be. Just look at the F-35 the moment it goes super sonic it starts to lose its stealth coating and leaves it visible to radar.

@@hydra8845 you should read less disinformation about the coating, really. Also, 5th gen stealth is still highly effective against high frequency radars, which are used for airborne or missile radars. Furthermore, there is a reason why Europe is buying the F-35 and not the Eurofighter or Grippen as a bridge to 6th gen. Every match up of single air frames against each other is silly, because it ignores the reality that US alone and even more with NATO Russia is outmatched in the air in numbers, capabilities and flight hours. Sure, the Russian Air Force might inflict some damage, but the gap is so big they will lose every time, Lanchester for dummies really.

@@flixri726 doesnt help russia that the f35 is an incredibly cheap package and close to a thousand are in service.

@@Helperbot-2000 that's some pretty strong stuff you're smoking over there, does your dealer deliver?

@@hydra8845 ah yes, good to see minister of propaganda in the youtube comments, i had missed you comrade

Well, it is an interceptor not a fighter It relies on long range missiles like the r37s

@@perfectcell1157 okay, but F-35's missile that utilizes other platforms radar can be launched at the ranges of 600km and the missile is Guided by other assets. MiG's weaponary isnt that great

@@gansior4744 Although I am always skeptical about the available informations on different weapon systems ( missiles, planes, tanks,etc..) But if we assume they are legit, the main weakness of russian planes is the radar As it isn't as good as the american counterpart But as I said people should always take official information with a grain of salt as they may be false or inaccurate

​@gnasor4744 There are no air to air weapons with a 600km range, stop making things up that don't exist.

@@gansior4744 Jesus Christ on a bike… The two are not directly comparable. One is a no compromise, high altitude, high speed interceptor and the other is a highly compromised semi-stealth multi role fighter. It was no more built with radar signature in mind than was the F-15. Also, stealth has become massively overrated. You only have to read what defence strategists say to recognise that this is becoming a problem for the West, particularly the United States. The MiG-31 is causing all manner of headaches in Ukraine right now because the sheer power of its radar and weaponry _can’t be countered._ It’s known to have scored at least two hard kills against Ukrainian aircraft. Might be as many as 10 but not likely. And this was done from more than 160 kms away. The MiG-31 Zaslon radar has no equivalent in the west. There is no fighter radar with that much power. The R-37 missile has proved extremely effective. Cruising at 70,000 feet at Mach 2.35, it fires an R-37 that travels at Mach 6. The kinematic advantage is obvious. The missile is so fast that by the time it is detected it’s probably too late. Russia has had this capability for decades and everyone laughed. The MiG-31 would give most western types a run for their money.

I’m pretty sure he meant in a dogfight

​@@justinlu6354 dogfights rarely happen. Even in Ukraine, there have only been like 1 or 2. Getting that close is for when you're doing a low level intercept, and that kid of penetration is unlikely. Even stealth aircraft are not going to be penetrating airspace easily....because stealth isn't invisible, soooo

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Russia has loads in storage 😁😁😁

and your point is? many american planes also crashed during excercises

@@randomgaming5332 the video said all previous accidents were in April too

@@randomgaming5332 the F-35 is a crash machine, especially with a woman in the cockpit

didn't 2 apaches collide yesterday..??

@@briant5685wait, what? How did 4 pilots managed to pull this off?

Mig25 was foxbat. Mig31 foxhound is an improved version

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Small mistakes the designations are hard for outsiders its still better than biased anti channels from mericans

​@meteorknight7499 nahhh he is just wrong. Stop the whatabouttism

​@@Meteorknite So you don't mind misinformation unless it is from America. Haha you're such a sheep. Go tell your Russian or Chinese Masters you got Merica good and maybe you'll get some extra rice.

@@remoquillojosemiguel1105 right?? Dude’s just inaccurate. Period.

@@Meteorknite This is a channel for spreading information and if it is incorrect then we have let everyone know. Spreading knowledge and information is good. But not inaccurate/wrong information which is the case here

It gives its returns in 🛢️...

Titanium Alloy, and you need that at Mach 3! Composite Materials arent suited for that frictrion and heat. Lockeed had to buy Russian Titanium to build their SR-71! No joke!

go build your own jet then mr expert

Its a MiG-25 but newer and people Treat it like its something extraordinary

@@gansior4744 as i said, make your own jet and then talk

Mig 31 still very outclassed and outmatched, especially today by US propaganda

it was made to tackle a specific enemy aircraft that never made it to production, and was immediately redundant the moment the f 15 took to the sky which outclasses it in all but raw speed, but unlike the mig 31, the f15 doesnt rip its engines apart after flying at its top speed for just a little while

Stealth was USSR idea in first place

@@Meteorknite I guess you're referring to Ufimtsev's book? But that was theory and by the time USA used it, they had already been working on RCS reduction for years. So, i'm not sure you can say it's anyones specific idea, because even just the more advanced attempts at camouflage IS stealth, and there were a bundle of attempts at "low visibility"/stealth etc during WWI for example. With very mixed results, the German attempts with "Cellon" material was a complete failure that actually made aircraft MORE visible(by reflecting more sunlight and in more directions), while the British stealthed airship worked, but it was quickly realised that it was completely useless because its intended purpose of nighttime recon, just didn't work at all. The stealth was good enough that they could fly around unnoticed, but they couldn't actually provide any useful information from it.

@@DIREWOLFx75technically, WW1 era canvas and wooden airplanes would be “stealth” too. Or the the very least LO (low Observable)

@@Mr.Scootini Definitely not stealth! The engines alone has so many nooks and crannies open towards all directions that it alone would be like having a radar reflector on the plane. LO, MAYBE... But having a 1-2 sqm RCS in every direction is still pretty bad when it's so blatant. If you sealed up the engine in all directions with a thin metal sheet and made sure to make it either as perfectly rounded as possible or give it a mess of angles to minimize radar returns, you might be able to halve the RCS and reach real LO. Maybe...

I don't think Mig-31 can effectively detect and track stealth aircraft, the Zaslon radar have pretty low detection range for its size

Buuuurn

This is wrong info.

this is about the Tu-22, not even an interceptor, but a bumber, lol

The defector died last year, over 50 years after that last flight. I guess that "soon" doesn't have the same meaning as it does in the country he defected to

You cannot manoeuvre in space with wings and fin, reason why these jets are operable only in Earth's atmosphere.

@@yam2050 space planes still need wings. They can maneuver with side thrusters after but space plane do exist need wings to take off climb else its rocket

@@yam2050 umm i hope both of you realize its a jet aircraft, the biggest problem it would have to overcome is that there isnt any atmosphere in space for the engines to breathe lol

The F-16 was developed as a result of the Light Weight Fighter program, meant to counter the trend of larger, heavier, more complex and expensive aircraft.

-The 50 year old 1970s designed F-15 (Mach 2.544) was designed from the outset to handle the MiG 25/MiG 31 or any kind of MiG for the next 50 years. With beautifully integrated Sparrow AIM-7F missiles and now AIM-120 AMRAAM there is no loss in speed when 4 missiles are carried so there would be no difficulty in handling an MiG 31. A lot of Russians things are just 'Big" and achieve performance through size and expense such as the R-37 (4 times the size of an AMRAAM). Either way the F-15 could shoot down the MiG 31. -The SR-71 could cruise at Mach 3.2 for its entire journey and reach over Mach 3.5 (limited only by ingestion of the nose shock wave to the intakes). The single seat reconnaissance and fighter (YF-12) versions could exceed this due to the shorter nose. -The Phoenix Missile used on the F-14 Tomcat was hyper-sonic. It could hit targets at 200km in 1970s. -The US never bothered to develop weapons it could have. The Soviet Union was dead and its wasn't worth it. -There is a new generation of 4 new US AAM coming.

@@williamzk9083 War is not just about sophisticated weaponry. Its about finance, logistics,planning.

​@@williamzk9083 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurra_Air_Battle

@@definitelyfrank9341 So the MiG 25 claim to fame is shrapnel damage to a single F-15 engine after the weapons of one F-15 completely failed to launch.

@@williamzk9083 The F-15 couldn't handle a Mig-25 which was designed *specifically* for a threat unlike any other, one which didn't even exist, to say that the F-15 would be able to easily and consistently beat the Mig-31 in and air-to-air engagement is very bold and wrong to say the least.