
MiG-41 Interceptor Faces Disappearance
All independent projects of the MiG school will be under threat

All independent projects of the MiG school will be under threat

Without an independent team, creating new aircraft of this class will be significantly more difficult

An aircraft of this class will require a new design

A Mikoyan Design Bureau engineer spoke about the prospects for further use of the unique platform

Working with hypersonic weapons is not yet available to the 5th generation fighter

Nikolay Chikunov: the aircraft's capabilities extend far beyond those of conventional operational-tactical aviation

The combat capabilities of the two machines are high, but piloting them is difficult

The flight duration of the combat aircraft was about 16 hours

Military Balance: Russia has about 25 combat aircraft of this type in service

Baonghean: the reasons were high operating costs and complex aircraft logistics

The combat aircraft also fell behind the F-15E Strike Eagle and Chengdu J-20

The Soviet MiG-25 surpassed them in the ranking

The MiG-31 interceptor also outperformed the F-15EX Eagle II and F-22 Raptor

"Technosphere Russia": work on the fighter is carried out on a residual basis