American journalists from Military Watch Magazine, after recent actions in the sky by MiG-31 interceptor fighters of the Russian Northern Fleet, dedicated an article to these aircraft. The MiG-31s, which serve in the Barents Sea and are located near the expanding borders of NATO, are of great concern to the North Atlantic Alliance.
It is noted that the MiG-31 has retained an "overwhelming advantage in flight performance characteristics" compared to the American F-16 fighters, which are currently in Norway. The F-35 fighters, which are expected to arrive there, have "much more advanced sensors, avionics, and weapons," but there are "problems." So, for now, the MiG-31 has no competitors in combat or in guarding border frontiers.
Its R-37M air-to-air missiles have a range of 400 kilometers, an unsurpassed speed of six Mach numbers, and very large 60-kilogram warheads, making them particularly dangerous for targets at all altitudes. The enormous power of the sensors made the MiG-31 the world's first combat aircraft capable of intercepting low-flying cruise missiles at long ranges.
However, it is noted that a new generation of these interceptors has not yet been presented by Russia. The MiG-41 aircraft project, as part of the development of the PAK DP (prospective long-range interception aviation complexes) program, has been under discussion for several years, and the state of its development is currently unknown.
There is no information in the public domain about other new generation developments from other companies capable of replacing the MiG-31 for Russia. And, according to the publication, Russia's abandonment of this project is not excluded.
Thus, the likelihood has increased that the MiG-31 may be decommissioned without being replaced by an equivalent class of interceptors. Due to the fact that Russia is increasingly relying on long-range ground-based air defense systems, such as the S-500 system, which is now in mass production, it is increasingly suggested that Su-57 fighters - possibly as a modified two-seat extended-range variant - may eventually replace the 'Foxhounds' [according to NATO classification, the MiG-31 is classified as 'Foxhound', - author's note].
As for the fifth-generation Su-57 multirole fighters, which may replace the MiG-31 family, the editors of another American publication, The Military Watch, recently analyzed their properties. And concluded: the F-35 fighters are significantly inferior to the Russian Su-57.
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