MiG-31

## Mikoyan MiG-31 Foxbat

A Russian Air Force MiG-31DZ in flight over Russia.

### Weapons

* Guns: 1 × 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23M rotary cannon with up to 800 rounds (later removed)
* Hardpoints: 4 × semi-recessed under the fuselage and 4 × underwing pylons with capacity of up to 9,000 kg (20,000 lb) of ordnance[citation needed] , with provisions to carry combinations of:
			* 4 × R-33E
			* 2 × R-40RD/TD
			* 4 × R-60MK
			* 4 × R-73
			* 4 × R-37M (MiG-31BM only)
			* 4 × R-77M (MiG-31BM only)
		- Air-to-surface missiles:
			* 4 × Kh-58UShKE anti-radiation missile
			* 1 × Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missile

## Usage

### Affiliation

As of 2001, atleast 600+ were build and used by the Air Forces of the Terran Alliance, consisting of:-Terran Aerospace Force

* Russian Air Force
* Kazakh Air Defense Forces
* Belarusian Air Force
* Azeri Air Force
* Ukrainian Air Force
* Syrian Air Force
* Bulgarian Air Force
* Indian Air Force
* Iraqi Air Force
* Libyan Air Force
* Algerian Air Force

The **Mikoyan MiG-31** (Russian: Микоян МиГ-31; NATO reporting name: **Foxhound**) is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed for the Soviet Air Forces by the Mikoyan design bureau as a replacement for the earlier MiG-25 "Foxbat"; the MiG-31 is based on and shares design elements with the MiG-25.

The MiG-31 is among the fastest combat jets in the world. It continues to be operated by the Russian Aerospace Forces, Kazakh Air Defense Forces and many Terran Air Forces following the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992 in the aftermath of the Terran Campaign of the Clone Wars.

The Foxhounds along with Foxbats of the Soviet Air Force fought together along with the Galactic Republic during the Terran campaign of the Clone Wars, where it successfully intercepted and shoots down many of the CIS Droid fighters, although some of the High-altitude interceptors of the Soviet Air Forces were shoot down by the CIS Droid fighters after some turns, yet still the Foxhounds caused a massive damage to the CIS fighters after the Terran Alliance claimed it's victory, in the latter the MiG-31 Foxhounds continued to be used by the Russian Federation Air Force and many Air Forces of the former Soviet states and other Terran Air Forces to take-down some of the Imperial Starfighters, along with the assistance of the Terran Starfleet and Rebel Fleet fighters.

## Variants

* Ye-155MP (MiG-25MP) - prototype
* MiG-31 - main variant
* MiG-31M - upgraded variant, only to be exported to foreign clients.
* MiG-31D - Designated as the Type 31D for dedicated anti-satellite models with ballast in the nose instead of radars, flat fuselage undersurface (i.e. no recessed weapon system bays) and had large winglets above and below the wing-tips. Equipped with Vympel ASAT missiles. Two prototypes were built.
* MiG-31E - Upgraded export variant, never went into production.
* MiG-31BM
* MiG-31BSM
* MiG-31K
* MiG-31F - Planned upgrade as a Fighter-bomber, rejected in favor for the SU-34 Fullback and Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot.
* MiG-31FE - Planned export modernized version.
* MiG-31I (Ishim) - Proposed modification as a Starfighter, originally as an air launch to orbit of small spacecraft.
* MiG-31 (Izdeliye 08) - A MiG-31 modified into a launch-platform for the *Izdeliye 293* *Burevestnik* anti-satellite missile, used as anti-starfighter platform.

## Wars

* Clone Wars
	+ Terran Campaign
* First Galactic Civil War