The MiG-31 is one of Russia's five fastest jets and has played a central role in the country's air defense since the Cold War. But getting the exact number still in service isn't always easy, with ...

Summary and What You Need to Know: The Mikoyan MiG-31 “Foxhound” is a supersonic interceptor that replaced the flawed MiG-25 “Foxbat.” Developed in the 1970s, the MiG-31 was designed to address the ...

NATO counties have launched an emergency response after Russian fighter jets reportedly flew towards the border with Poland ...

July 6, 2025: Russian Aerospace forces currently have about 3,600 aircraft. Most of these aircraft are obsolete or no longer manufactured. The enormous Russian Defense production complex has been busy ...

Ukraine destroyed a Russian MiG-31 jet and two cargo planes in an attack on a military airfield deep inside Russia earlier this month, according to Ukrainian media. A further five Russian aircraft ...

Summary: The MiG-31 Foxhound, designed as a replacement for the MiG-25 Foxbat, is Russia’s fastest operational combat aircraft. -First flown in 1975, it was built to counter the American SR-71 spy ...

When the United States began sending fresh consignments of Army Tactical Missile System rockets to Ukraine back in April, Russian commanders knew what was coming. After, Ukraine had gotten a small ...

Two Russian MiG-31K jets were transferred to Belarus this week, potentially signaling Russia’s efforts to protect its warplanes amid increasing Ukrainian strikes on Russian air bases. The last ...

Three Russian jets violated Estonia’s airspace on Friday, according to the country's foreign minister. The MiG-31 jets flew together, two NATO sources independently told Fox News Digital. The jets ...

Both the MiG-25 and MiG-31 are Cold War-era tools designed to be lightning-fast interceptors with the MiG-25 also capable of reconnaissance. The USSR wanted to keep its secrets and couldn't afford to ...