Earlier on Friday, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced an unscheduled inspection of Russia s Pacific Fleet. The aim of this move is to check the ability of the armed forces to "repel the aggression of a probable enemy" from the sea.
Rus MiG-31BM ve MiG-31BSM önleme uçaklarının zengin cephaneliğine dikkat çeken ABD merkezli askeri tarih dergisi Military Watch, bu uçakların donatıldığı yeni. 28.09.2021, Sputnik Türkiye
Russia Starts Developing Long-Range Interceptor to Replace MiG-31 Jets Our Bureau 6369
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Russia’s state-owned Rostec has announced the development of a new long-range interceptor designated MiG-41 (PAK DP) to replace MiG-31 jets.
MiG-31 fighters first entered service in 1981. It is the first Soviet aircraft of fourth generation.
As per older reports, MiG-41 will be a supersonic, heavy, stealthy interceptor aircraft. Russian defense analyst Vasily Kashin has previously said that the MiG-41 would be considered as a 5++ or 6th generation project. The design of the MiG-41 was reportedly finalized by the end of 2019.
Izvestia has reported earlier that the MiG-41 is envisioned to become an interceptor of hypersonic missiles by carrying a multifunctional long-range interceptor missile system (MPKR DP) that will dispense several sub-missiles in order to increase the chance of intercepting hypersonic weapons. The PAK DP is also intended to carry anti-satellit