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The MiG-31M, MiG-31D, and MiG-31BM standard aircraft have an upgraded Zaslon-M radar, with larger antenna and greater detection range (said to be 400 kilometres (250 mi) against AWACS-size targets) and the ability to attack multiple targets – air and ground – simultaneously. The Zaslon-M has a 1.4 m (4.6 ft) diameter (larger) antenna, with ...
Improved variant of MiG-29 and MiG-33 MiG-31: Foxhound 1975 Production Interceptor, based on the MiG-25 MiG-33: 1980 Prototype Eventually delivered as MiG-29, designation also used for development of some MiG-29 variants and marketed as "Super Fulcrum" MiG-35: Fulcrum-F 2007 Production Air superiority and multi-role fighter, based on the MiG-29 ...
Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes Multirole/Fighter aircraft Mikoyan MiG-29 Soviet Union/ Russia Jet: Fighter: 1982: 87-256: 87-256: 70 MiG-29/MiG-29UB, 15 MiG-29SMT and 2 MiG-29UBT in service as of 2022. [1]
MiG-29K operates from INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant A Boeing P-8I Neptune of Indian Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter of Indian Navy Heliborne operation from HAL Dhruv MK-III A Kamov Ka-31 helicopter lands on the USS Bunker Hill
Whereas the premier third-generation jet fighters (e.g., the F-4 and MiG-23) were designed as interceptors with only a secondary emphasis on maneuverability, 4th generation aircraft try to reach an equilibrium, with most designs, such as the F-14 and the F-15, being able to execute BVR interceptions while remaining highly maneuverable in case the platform and the pilot find themselves in a ...
Russia's first fifth-generation aircraft, the Sukhoi Su-57, will replace its aging MiG-29s and Su-27s. [71] [72] The Su-57 first flew on 29 January 2010. The first production Su-57 was delivered to the Russian Air Force on 25 December 2020. [73] The Mikoyan PAK DP is another proposed fifth-generation fighter, being developed to replace the MiG-31.
In another development, three MiG-31K fighter aircraft equipped with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles were redeployed to the Chkalovsk airfield in the Kaliningrad Region on 18 August 2022. [ 46 ] On 26 January 2023, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that 55 missiles, including a Kh-47 Kinzhal hypersonic missile, and 24 Shahed-136 drones had been ...
Six out of the 24 MiG-35s will replace the aging MiG-29s of the Russian Swifts aerobatic team. [29] [30] On 22 August 2018, during the International Military-Technical Forum «ARMY-2018», the first contract for six MiG-35s was signed. [31] The Russian Aerospace Forces plans to sign a second contract for delivery of 14 MiG-35s in 2020. [32]