Mikoyan MiG 31 Foxhound Fast Facts
Channel: Fast Aviation Data
Date: 06/05/2016

The Mikoyan MiG-31 (NATO reporting name: “Foxhound”) is a two seat, long range interceptor aircraft manufactured by Mikoyan and designed by Gleb Lozino-Lozinskiy for the replacement of the early MiG-25 "Foxbat". The MiG-31 was the first Soviet fighter to have true look-down, shoot-down capabilities and it is fitted with the SBI-16 Zaslon phased array radar system, which is one of the most powerful fighter radars in the world. The maiden flight of the MiG-31 Foxhound was on the 16th of September 1975 and it went into service on the 6th of May 1981. Primary users were the Russian Air Force and Kazakhstan Air Force. There was a total of approx. 500 MiG-31 produced and most are still in active services. Cost per unit runs at approx. 57 to 60 million USD.  See more images at https://goo.gl/TvFQ3d