A Russian MiG-31 interceptor fighter crashed in the Lipetsk region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported. The crew ejected in a timely manner, there is no threat to the pilots' lives.
The accident occurred on Thursday as the aircraft approached for landing after completing a scheduled training flight at about 19:20 Moscow time.
The Ministry of Defense emphasized that the flight was carried out without ammunition, the plane crashed in a deserted place.
Military pilot Alexei Voevoda clarified that the emergency occurred due to an unextended landing gear during landing.
They pushed and pushed, but it didn't work out. It happens. Health to the men.
According to official data, the MiG-31 is a supersonic two-seat all-weather long-range interceptor fighter.
In the combat version, the aircraft isarmed with a hypersonic air ballistic missile Kh-47M2 "Dagger", a six-barreled 23 mm cannon, aerial bombs, missiles of various types of the "air-to-surface" and "air-to- air" class.
Earlier www1.ru reported that Iran has rethought the Yak-130 and equipped the aircraft with an air-to-air missile system
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