The Interceptor that Nato still Fears: Mig 31 Foxhound

[@mladenmatosevic4591]

MiG-25 was designed as interceptor against Mach-3 bombers, like Valkyrie. It was never meant to be used in dogfight and frame could actually crack in high speed manoeuvres. But such bombers were abandoned so MiG-31 did not need so high top speed.

[@roblockhart6104]

The Mig-25 was designed after the A-5 Vigilante. What the Soviets thought was a mach 3 nuclear bomber. They wanted one of their own; hence, the Mig-25. The original A-5 had dual rudders. Increase the proportions all around in the typical "bigger is better" Russian doctrine and you basically have the mig. See NA-237 (WS-300A competition).

[@deven6518]

The mig 25 was shown to be able to withstand 5g+ maneuvers. The thing is, fighter jets are not going to do 9+ G while loaded. That figure I'd obtained while running clean. So, in truth, it could hold its own in a fight.

[@mladenmatosevic4591]

@@deven6518 If that's the case, why none of US fighters go that fast? What I have seen, none of planes made to go very fast was also good in dogfight. Avro Arrow was abandoned, SR-71 with rockets was never deployed, and MiG-31 have lower maximum speed then MiG-25 and still completely different set of tasks then MiG-29 and Su line.

[@RedRider1600]

SR-71

[@CaptainDrunks]

To be fair, high speed is wuite important when you want to tdo a long range missile strike - having V0 of mach 3 is much better than ground start

[@johndyson4109]

Manuverability is not a big deal when your an interceptor doing Mach 2.8.. The FOXBAT and FOXHOUND served there purposes in a great way.. The Soviets did not design these platforms to be DOGFIGHTERS!

[@mmccarthy9458]

The Mig 25 was hype, but the Mig 31 was the real deal, Russia's version of the F 14 designed to take out B 52s and B-1Bs much the same way the F 14 was designed to intercept the Tu 22Ms before they could launch their missiles against US carriers. Today, it carries the Kinzhal anti-surface hypersonic missile and AWACS killer missile.

[@perfectcell1157]

It can even intercept an SR-71 Blackbird Imagine that

[@Rumtrinker]

i recommend you to read Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy. it simulates an attack on a Carrier group and F-14 are not gonna dig totally against a 30-40 badgers or backfires. the massive AA defense comes from escorts that have massive radar domes, support from Awacs and missiles like there is no tomorrow. the Carrier will need to launch several outfitted fighters and maybe to late. The Soviets did not ( and Russia either) have a good early warning system against bombers because of the size of the country but the MIG 25 and MIG 31 were imperative for fast interception

[@jacob1423]

@@perfectcell1157 omg it can intercept a plane was made 70 years ago that hasn't flown in 25 years and has no purpose because of satellites and that is most likely already replaced with a different Lockheed stealth plane that can go Mach 5

[@Pioneer_DE]

@@perfectcell1157 It cannot

[@Pioneer_DE]

@@jacob1423 It cannot even do that LMAO, its slower then the black bird

[@traveladventuresandfoods.6195]

An old guy who still gives challenge to the young ones. The legacy of a fighter or bomber depends upon the fear that enemy feels when it is in the sky. MIG 31 is one of the most feared air planes in the war games.

[@clintfalk]

Yes, in war games.

[@scratchy996]

In reality, no one fears the Mig 31. It was thought to be a good plane, until the US got the real data on it. It's just a carrier for Kinzhal missiles, which also don't live up to the hype.

[@moonZe_konZa]

​@@scratchy996nothing beats US "stealth" aircraft hype

[@richardgaya3965]

​@@scratchy996 .. have issues!!!!!

[@5tre55full]

@@moonZe_konZa Save rain and enemy who isn't Sheppard type .

[@chrissanchez9935]

Very Good Video Presentation. Looking forward for the Sukhoi Su-34 and about JAS-39 "Gripen".

[@geee7672]

I love Mig, I enjoy seeing the Tupolev especially when it lands in Cuba and I am senselessly insane when it comes to the Sukhoi

[@williamsakawa7433]

beautiful birds

[@gheorghedoja8723]

Suhoi are simply superb functional designs! Like swans! Love them!

[@charileross1986]

Beast. Powerful interceptor.

[@pancake5830]

this channel is great :)

[@silversurfergw]

Mig 31 interceptor from cold War era found new role releasing hypersonic missiles, like kinzhal, from high up.

[@matheuscerqueira7952]

"You see, we will intercept you before you take off"

[@kachala]

Mig-31K

[@classicgalactica5879]

The Khinzal missile has been owned by the Patriot system in Ukraine.

[@midgetydeath]

No, it doesn't. The Kinzhal is not a hypersonic missile, it's merely a normal cruise missile with a slap-dash modification for air-launch and it moves no faster than the missile that it is based on (which is still "hypersonic" like every other, but speed is not what makes a true hypersonic missile special). And by "based on" I mean is literally the exact same missile, entirely, with a different name and an adjustment to be launched from a fighter. Heck, the only country even trying to develop a true hypersonic missile is the US, which has had some notable progress. Every other nation either is creating air-launch cruise missiles and calling them "hypersonic missiles" as a technicality or trying to create their first hypersonic glide-vehicles, which the US has had for many decades.

[@randomgaming5332]

@@midgetydeath haha keep lying to ur self

[@Chris-ql9bu]

What a beautiful plane 😍

[@ramatgan1]

My favourite jet in the world. Truly a beautiful wonder. Watching from Somalia! 🔵

[@kroooassant9899]

Ukraine is about dozen of them from Kazakstan, the US buys to give to Ukraine amongst many other soviet jets, somwhere between 70 to 100 jets in total.

[@ramatgan1]

@@kroooassant9899 Lol Nonsense. Ukraine is finished.

[@mx19idlewilder]

@@ramatgan1 yeah, the mighty russian bear is bringing down the Ukraininas to their knees, captured Kiev in 3 days. Oh, well, actually not. The mighty boshevics cannot defeat broken country. For over TWO years. What a might they are. Maybe because they are so strong they need help from North Korea and Iran. And they are still thinking about giving a go to the NATO.

[@wouterkellerman4458]

​@@mx19idlewilderuhm.....The Sun said 3 days. Putin said as long as it takes. As for taking long, 20 years to replace the taliban with.......THE TALIBAN, TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS LATER......... NOT TO MENTION ALL THE KIT LEFT BEHIND........ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

Its certainly interesting that Russia is now the only country that's keeping the dedicated interceptor doctrine alive. The US retired it in the 1980s, the British and Germans retired their Tornado interceptor variants for the Eurofighter, China is soon going to retire their J-8s but Russia's keeping that concept with modernizing the MiG 31 and also developing a successor to it, the alleged PAK-DA or the MiG-41.

[@dannywaller7679]

The f22 is a interceptor

[@kanestalin7246]

The Chinese J-20 is an interceptor

[@someonerandom6137]

With the sheer amount of land area and airspace above it to protect, Russia will always need those ultra fast interceptors.

[@acedogboy8421]

@@dannywaller7679no it isnt. Its a air defence fighter.

[@midgetydeath]

The US retired it because missiles were designed to fill the role. They could be thought of as "kamikaze interceptors". And because the fighters the US and every other western nation have are still capable of fulfilling the interceptor role anyway, so creating a dedicated one would be pointless.

[@eshgholah]

Dude the more I listen to you the more I realize you miss inform your audience about the facts. Fedotov never flew Mig-31, he flow Mig-25 and he set the record for the highest altitude for a fighter aircraft. Fedotov died flying Mig-29 and NOT Mig-31

[@Meteorknite]

Small mistakes the designations are hard for outsiders its still better than biased anti channels from mericans

[@whybndsu]

​@meteorknight7499 nahhh he is just wrong. Stop the whatabouttism

[@dianapennepacker6854]

​@@Meteorknite So you don't mind misinformation unless it is from America. Haha you're such a sheep. Go tell your Russian or Chinese Masters you got Merica good and maybe you'll get some extra rice.

[@pancakelens75]

@@whybndsu right?? Dude’s just inaccurate. Period.

[@eshgholah]

@@Meteorknite This is a channel for spreading information and if it is incorrect then we have let everyone know. Spreading knowledge and information is good. But not inaccurate/wrong information which is the case here

[@pmnichols10]

Arguably the most lethal high altitude interceptor/ fighter ever made.

[@Audfile]

A12.Also, Tomcat ate 31 regularly

[@thethirdman225]

@@Audfile The A-12 was never a service interceptor. I also don’t believe your claim that the F-14 ‘ate 31 regularly’. Their mission profile means they would never have met. You should stop inventing stories.

[@darkonojic7494]

​@@AudfileWhen and where?

[@jakobole]

F-22 has entered the chat....

[@pmnichols10]

@@jakobole weather balloons be shaking in their boots 😁 Seriously? Let's just compare radar range and standoff air to air missiles, shall we? In case you're not aware the Mig has the most powerful radar in any fighter jet (300km plus) and can carry the R37 air to air missile, which is; hypersonic, fire and forget, can acquire the target on it's own and has a range of up to 400km. Your turn now.

[@tirsofelipeduranmendoza5432]

In conclusion. The mig25 was a beast, the mig31 is a monster & the Mig41 is gonna be a behemoth o

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

4:01. Oh yeah? What are these then? January 17, 1991 - An F-15E Strike Eagle (Serial Number 88-1689) was shot down by anti-aircraft artillery (AAA). The pilot, Major Thomas F. Koritz, and Weapons Systems Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Donnie R. Holland, were killed. Their bodies were recovered. January 19,1991 An F-15E Strike Eagle (Serial Number 88-1692) was shot down by a V-750AK (SA-2E) surface-to-air missile. The pilot, Colonel David W. Eberly, and Weapon Systems Officer, Major Thomas E. Griffith, were captured. They were released on March 6 and March 3 respectively. April 7, 2003 - An F-15E Strike Eagle (Serial Number 88-1694) was shot down over Tikrit by Iraqi forces. The pilot, Eric Das, and Weapons Systems Officer, William Watkins, were killed.[2] Their bodies were recovered. July 28, 2009- An F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down by Taliban insurgents using MANPADS. All pilots on board were killed.[9] March 21, 2011- An F-15E Strike Eagle (91-304) was shot down by the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya forces in Bengazi, Libya. The 2 pilots were able to eject to friendly territory and were eventually rescued by US Marines. At the bare minimum, do some research before you make a video claiming this and that.

[@deven6518]

​@Justin Lu dogfights rarely happen. Even in Ukraine, there have only been like 1 or 2. Getting that close is for when you're doing a low level intercept, and that kid of penetration is unlikely. Even stealth aircraft are not going to be penetrating airspace easily....because stealth isn't invisible, soooo

[@CiciOzkup-rg8ld]

BIG BRAVO FOR YOU TELES..YOU KNOW THE GAME OF TRUTH !! AND THERE IS A LOT MORE "SHOT DOWN US PLANES IN SECRET MISSIONS".. DA DA !! THE AWEKENING WILL BE NOT NICE....

[@Idcanymore510]

@@deven6518 Yeah, but the claim was none lost in combat. So the rebuttal still stands..

[@christian9125abd]

@@deven6518 since when are F15's in ukraine, also ukrainian sky is in russian hands

[@fallyakhoubaabdallah328]

MiG 31 ou "Foxhound" - nom de code Otan (Nato) - un puissant intercepteur qui a réussi à faire oublier le MiG 25. Un très bon produit de l'avionneur Mikoyan Gourevitch (MiG). Culmine très vite à 31.000 m d'altitude et atteint presque Mach 3 en vitesse. Belle machine.

[@Cminor11]

You didn't mention about the prime weapon of the foxhound! the r37m hypersonic missile

[@williamzk9083]

A Giant missile that at 600kg is 4 times the size of the AMRAAM. Like a lot of Russian things its achieves performance by being large and expensive. The USN AIM-54 Phoenix missile (from the 1970s) had a range of 200km back then and active homing and was also hyper-sonic. It wasn't developed further as the soviet union collapsed and the 'peace dividend' was cashed in.

[@WanderfalkeAT]

@@williamzk9083 The Phoenix was great and the R-33 is mostly it's counterpart, but the R-37 is in it's own class. And the AMRAAM is mostly comparable to the R-77!

[@okurkingcz6882]

@@williamzk9083 Since the r-37 is for a different purpose than the amraam (the r-77 is the missile youre looking for) your comparison is really stupid.

[@jskingdom44]

​@William zk The phoenix was a failure it missed its targets very often that's why the US navy put it out of service in a short time

[@rondaxen88]

@@WanderfalkeAT This. You are correct.

[@minbajunid]

3:50 F15 zero loses fighting against weak nations. What a surprise

[@DA_Doog]

@@BansheeNT-Dthey were still using outdated aircraft

[@peterpanini96]

​@@DA_Doogyou mean russian aircraft and stupidity also they did not understand the russian controls because Arabic and russians are as similar as night and day... 😂

[@squarewave808]

Clint Eastwood’s _Firefox_ is one of my favorite documentaries from the 80s.

[@MrMvidz]

MiG-31 is capable, but it's the missiles that makes it lethal. However, against 5th gen with low visibility, these planes are getting more and more obsolete.

[@hydra8845]

5th gen “stealth” isn’t all its cracked up to be. Just look at the F-35 the moment it goes super sonic it starts to lose its stealth coating and leaves it visible to radar.

[@flixri726]

@@hydra8845 you should read less disinformation about the coating, really. Also, 5th gen stealth is still highly effective against high frequency radars, which are used for airborne or missile radars. Furthermore, there is a reason why Europe is buying the F-35 and not the Eurofighter or Grippen as a bridge to 6th gen. Every match up of single air frames against each other is silly, because it ignores the reality that US alone and even more with NATO Russia is outmatched in the air in numbers, capabilities and flight hours. Sure, the Russian Air Force might inflict some damage, but the gap is so big they will lose every time, Lanchester for dummies really.

[@Helperbot-2000]

@@flixri726 doesnt help russia that the f35 is an incredibly cheap package and close to a thousand are in service.

[@pmnichols10]

@@Helperbot-2000 that's some pretty strong stuff you're smoking over there, does your dealer deliver?

[@rainunderscore]

@@hydra8845 ah yes, good to see minister of propaganda in the youtube comments, i had missed you comrade

[@WanderfalkeAT]

Hmm, you didn't talk about the R-37 Missile! The 200KM ranged Mach 6+ Active RADAR one...

[@russellk.bonney8534]

The R37 was designed to take out AWACS but it is also lethal as a BVR missile out to 400km at around mach 6 from memory.

[@_Igor_Popkov]

The MiG-31 is no longer an airplane, it is already a spaceship. Space ship. This is reflected in the rank of commander - he is the captain of the ship. This is a machine of a new class, unique, it has no analogues in the world, either in production models or in prototypes. I haven’t even heard of anyone trying to even think about this topic. This is already a near space machine. And yes, it can shoot down satellites in low orbit - this is one of its functions. And here everyone is talking about maneuverability... Was the Death Star maneuverable?

[@jimfashik]

Very nice Upgrades And weapons😊😊😊

[@craigpennington1251]

Flying battleship with blinding speed and it looks menacing.

[@prashanthb6521]

One of my fav aircrafts.

[@ayadnakshabandi1526]

Thanks Sir Awesome bird 😊

[@rocksnot952]

Wasn't the AWG-9 a phased array?

[@rogerkumar73]

Excellent...

[@swisscheese8955]

Underrated channel, should have way more subscribers than me. You’ll get their eventually dude

[@chrismarusic4277]

It must sound fantastic SOO loud,,,,

[@Leon1Aust]

Is it made of stainless steel like the Mig-25?

[@anshumanchaurasia4956]

7:57 why Does data link system thing sounds similar to what modern F-35s are based on...

[@mitchdaytonam3]

I gave it about 90 seconds before realising this is just a kid trying to make a documentary. 😂

[@eshgholah]

Did not understand the parts in the video showing a Mig-29 climbing and a Flanker performing a Cobra. By the way the name of Foxhound's radar is Zaslon and not Zalson as you pronounce it. 🙏🙏

[@Mastakilla91]

So the MiG-31 combined : -Speeds of up to Mach 2.83 -PESA radar -Data link system -Hypersonic missle R-37 Looks like the MiG-31 was the F-22 of its time.

[@williamzk9083]

-The 50 year old 1970s designed F-15 (Mach 2.544) was designed from the outset to handle the MiG 25/MiG 31 or any kind of MiG for the next 50 years. With beautifully integrated Sparrow AIM-7F missiles and now AIM-120 AMRAAM there is no loss in speed when 4 missiles are carried so there would be no difficulty in handling an MiG 31. A lot of Russians things are just 'Big" and achieve performance through size and expense such as the R-37 (4 times the size of an AMRAAM). Either way the F-15 could shoot down the MiG 31. -The SR-71 could cruise at Mach 3.2 for its entire journey and reach over Mach 3.5 (limited only by ingestion of the nose shock wave to the intakes). The single seat reconnaissance and fighter (YF-12) versions could exceed this due to the shorter nose. -The Phoenix Missile used on the F-14 Tomcat was hyper-sonic. It could hit targets at 200km in 1970s. -The US never bothered to develop weapons it could have. The Soviet Union was dead and its wasn't worth it. -There is a new generation of 4 new US AAM coming.

[@prashanthb6521]

@@williamzk9083 War is not just about sophisticated weaponry. Its about finance, logistics,planning.

[@definitelyfrank9341]

​@@williamzk9083 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurra_Air_Battle

[@williamzk9083]

@@definitelyfrank9341 So the MiG 25 claim to fame is shrapnel damage to a single F-15 engine after the weapons of one F-15 completely failed to launch.

[@definitelyfrank9341]

@@williamzk9083 The F-15 couldn't handle a Mig-25 which was designed *specifically* for a threat unlike any other, one which didn't even exist, to say that the F-15 would be able to easily and consistently beat the Mig-31 in and air-to-air engagement is very bold and wrong to say the least.

[@geee7672]

Tell us about the Tupolev and the Sukhoi 57

[@alexmcaruthur6966]

Damn didn’t a mig -31 crashed in the Murmansk region yesterday?

[@briant5685]

didn't 2 apaches collide yesterday..??

[@retrosquadchannel2.050]

@@briant5685wait, what? How did 4 pilots managed to pull this off?

[@themindgarage8938]

"Prolonged exposure to the upper atmosphere has opened our eyes to the holy sparkiness of microwave ovens, specifically metal inside of it, and you're looking an awful lot like a spoon right now"

[@Jaysondk]

Great channel keep it up!

[@johnpyburn3168]

Love this chanel keep up the vids

[@alexbrands11]

УХАХАХАХА!! Боялись, боятся и будут!! 🤣🍥🤣

[@zhar9393]

Amazingly the latest Mig-31 accident happened also in April (26.04.2023) when it crashed during an exercise flight.

[@BlackyHawk95]

''trust me bro''

[@YUSKHAN]

Russia has loads in storage 😁😁😁

[@randomgaming5332]

and your point is? many american planes also crashed during excercises

[@zhar9393]

@@randomgaming5332 the video said all previous accidents were in April too

[@TheRealL1R]

@@randomgaming5332 the F-35 is a crash machine, especially with a woman in the cockpit

[@FancyPantsOnFire]

These things keep falling out the skies without the help of enemy fire.

[@BigMrSox]

The MiG-31 is so feared that it never makes an appearance in combat because it's too busy hiding in it's own airspace or air field. Kind of like the Su-57. Most NATO pilots who have flown Soviet engineered crap agree that Russian planes are good at one thing: TARGET PRACTICE

[@winternow2242]

Really. I don't recall reading any NATO pilot say that. In fact when evaluating MiGs during HAVE DRILL and HAVE DONUT, stolen/defected Migs proved reliable and formidable aircraft.

[@BigMrSox]

@@winternow2242 Funny how the vast majority of East German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Finnish pilots and maintenance crews reported they were happy to see their MiG's and Sukhoi's being scrapped in favor of western supplied air craft... go figure.

[@hunterventures2101]

perfect air frame to launch hypersonic missiles.

[@legion6277]

Fast...Yes but it has a huge radar signature with it's big air intakes, engine's and handles like a old truck

[@perfectcell1157]

Well, it is an interceptor not a fighter It relies on long range missiles like the r37s

[@gansior4744]

@@perfectcell1157 okay, but F-35's missile that utilizes other platforms radar can be launched at the ranges of 600km and the missile is Guided by other assets. MiG's weaponary isnt that great

[@perfectcell1157]

@@gansior4744 Although I am always skeptical about the available informations on different weapon systems ( missiles, planes, tanks,etc..) But if we assume they are legit, the main weakness of russian planes is the radar As it isn't as good as the american counterpart But as I said people should always take official information with a grain of salt as they may be false or inaccurate

[@voidtempering8700]

​@gnasor4744 There are no air to air weapons with a 600km range, stop making things up that don't exist.

[@thethirdman225]

@@gansior4744 Jesus Christ on a bike… The two are not directly comparable. One is a no compromise, high altitude, high speed interceptor and the other is a highly compromised semi-stealth multi role fighter. It was no more built with radar signature in mind than was the F-15. Also, stealth has become massively overrated. You only have to read what defence strategists say to recognise that this is becoming a problem for the West, particularly the United States. The MiG-31 is causing all manner of headaches in Ukraine right now because the sheer power of its radar and weaponry _can’t be countered._ It’s known to have scored at least two hard kills against Ukrainian aircraft. Might be as many as 10 but not likely. And this was done from more than 160 kms away. The MiG-31 Zaslon radar has no equivalent in the west. There is no fighter radar with that much power. The R-37 missile has proved extremely effective. Cruising at 70,000 feet at Mach 2.35, it fires an R-37 that travels at Mach 6. The kinematic advantage is obvious. The missile is so fast that by the time it is detected it’s probably too late. Russia has had this capability for decades and everyone laughed. The MiG-31 would give most western types a run for their money.

[@ionutbogdanchis7250]

Ummm, F-15 have you forgot about that?

[@duk2k]

Great video about this beautiful craft! Very informative.

[@dougkennedy4906]

I doubt they "fear" it. They do understand it and also know how to counter it.

[@stoplossmr]

beautiful aircraft

[@jamesmounce3242]

Loved the movie Firefox

[@konstantinjirecek970]

Problem of any Soviet / Russian military technology is disorganized, drunk and corrupt Red / RuSSian army. How it is possible they still do not have air superiority over Ukraine with those "advanced" airplanes ?

[@thecircusfreak5364]

…. They do have air superiority over Ukraine bud.

[@Greencloud.]

The only war plane which can fire 10 missiles salvo at full speed!

[@thethirdman225]

The MiG-25 and the F-15 are not directly comparable.

[@KorayU.]

Türkçe çeviri de ekler misiniz?

[@abhishekgiri1201]

Russian engineering at its best !! The US has the brains of many nationalities due to their visa. But for Russia to achieve all this indigenously is remarkable!! Awesome!!

[@williamzk9083]

Unless you are born in the USA you won't get a job working in US aerospace, possibly in a consulting or contract area doing secondary work on a need to know basis. A friend of mine who immigrated as a child from Ukraine couldn't even get a job. The security risks are too high. So no there isn't an Indian or Chinese behind all of these advances. Chinese working in silicon foundries have often betrayed chip knowledge to China. Given the attitudes we read on Hindustan Times what do you think the chances of betrayal of aerospace secrets are?

[@circularlife5359]

​@@williamzk9083 don't bluff we know many foreigners migrated to us working in aerospace directly or indirectly

[@kamakazmi]

@@williamzk9083 Igor Sikorsky: He was a Russian-American aviation pioneer who designed and developed the first successful helicopter in the United States. He founded the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, which is still a major manufacturer of helicopters today. Theodore von Kármán: He was a Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, and physicist who played a key role in the development of rocket technology. He founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and was a co-founder of the Aerojet Engineering Corporation. Sergei Korolev: He was a Ukrainian-born Soviet rocket engineer who is considered the father of the Soviet space program. Korolev's work was instrumental in the development of the R-7 rocket, which was used to launch the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into space. Wernher von Braun: He was a German-American aerospace engineer who worked for the United States after World War II. Von Braun was instrumental in the development of the Saturn V rocket, which was used to launch the Apollo spacecraft to the moon. Mstislav Keldysh: He was a Soviet mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to the fields of aerodynamics and spacecraft design. Keldysh was also a key figure in the Soviet space program and served as the president of the Soviet Academy of Sciences from 1961 until his death in 1978.

[@williamzk9083]

@@kamakazmi so like 100 years ago and likely an anti communist. You won’t get security clearance at the highest levels so key contractors (Boeing, Lockmart Northrop Grumman) . No design work on the B21. It’s simply too risky.

[@roblockhart6104]

The US is a nation of immigrants. What's your point, lightly disguised superiority complex? Most Americans are of German ancestry btw, if you wanna mention the obvious. So much so that German almost became the official language of the US.

[@allgood6760]

Russia produces beautiful planes👍🇷🇺✈️

[@ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow]

Not gonna lie, that plane was a masterpiece 👌. the mig 31 and F15 are my favorites.

[@bastadimasta]

Soviets not Russia

[@aadityasingh5927]

@@bastadimasta mald

[@slavaortmann294]

@@bastadimasta sus olum

[@AvidAfrican]

​@@bastadimasta what is the meaning of Sukhoi in Russian Language?

[@johnchrysostomon6284]

At 1:10 you say the plane (MiG-15) was made between the 1970-s and the 1950s

[@ss44bbrr33]

The blackbird-interceptor 😁👌🏻

[@georgebarnes8163]

with 35 in-flight engine replacements, that barge could not intercept a wheelchair with a flat tyre.

[@mirwellduo8986]

this channel got potential.. keep it up !

[@vaporedskies]

@Mirwellduo8986 Thank you, much appreciated!

[@DIREWOLFx75]

1st fighter to be capable of effectively tracking and targeting stealth aircraft. Even if achieved accidentally.

[@Meteorknite]

Stealth was USSR idea in first place

[@DIREWOLFx75]

@@Meteorknite I guess you're referring to Ufimtsev's book? But that was theory and by the time USA used it, they had already been working on RCS reduction for years. So, i'm not sure you can say it's anyones specific idea, because even just the more advanced attempts at camouflage IS stealth, and there were a bundle of attempts at "low visibility"/stealth etc during WWI for example. With very mixed results, the German attempts with "Cellon" material was a complete failure that actually made aircraft MORE visible(by reflecting more sunlight and in more directions), while the British stealthed airship worked, but it was quickly realised that it was completely useless because its intended purpose of nighttime recon, just didn't work at all. The stealth was good enough that they could fly around unnoticed, but they couldn't actually provide any useful information from it.

[@Mr.Scootini]

@@DIREWOLFx75technically, WW1 era canvas and wooden airplanes would be “stealth” too. Or the the very least LO (low Observable)

[@DIREWOLFx75]

@@Mr.Scootini Definitely not stealth! The engines alone has so many nooks and crannies open towards all directions that it alone would be like having a radar reflector on the plane. LO, MAYBE... But having a 1-2 sqm RCS in every direction is still pretty bad when it's so blatant. If you sealed up the engine in all directions with a thin metal sheet and made sure to make it either as perfectly rounded as possible or give it a mess of angles to minimize radar returns, you might be able to halve the RCS and reach real LO. Maybe...

[@flyingcactus1953]

I don't think Mig-31 can effectively detect and track stealth aircraft, the Zaslon radar have pretty low detection range for its size

[@alexbrands11]

2:36 Предатель зараза как раз помер на днях!! Всю жизнь ходил и оглядывался!! Жаль что так долго протянул..🤣🍥🤣

[@markkudemus1772]

Fedotov and Zaitsev crashed in MIG-25 NOT in MIG-31. Most of this video were taken from Wings of Red Star

[@marlonvillapando1449]

This is my favorite Russian Fighter! ⚡

[@augustobraidotti6992]

It's mostly made of steel. So very heavy.

[@WanderfalkeAT]

Titanium Alloy, and you need that at Mach 3! Composite Materials arent suited for that frictrion and heat. Lockeed had to buy Russian Titanium to build their SR-71! No joke!

[@DonDon45-i5h]

go build your own jet then mr expert

[@gansior4744]

Its a MiG-25 but newer and people Treat it like its something extraordinary

[@DonDon45-i5h]

@@gansior4744 as i said, make your own jet and then talk

[@doctorstrangelove9487]

As an engineer and aviation enthusiast I love the technology and the plane but end of day giant waste of money that would hardly return any investments.

[@simpslayer7664]

It gives its returns in 🛢️...

[@adrianpaterson117]

I was British Army in the 80s. Never heard the name Foxhound. Always Foxbat

[@klardfarkus3891]

Mig25 was foxbat. Mig31 foxhound is an improved version

[@georgebarnes8163]

Fast old thing but it lacks the climb rate of the T72 turret

[@juanblondo4163]

Buuuurn

[@mx19idlewilder]

Very nice video, mixture of clips from tv programs, some official videos etc. Good job in the end. My only remark is that the author presents Mig-31 as some kind of hi-tech wunderwaffe. Well, it's a shooting practice for any gen. 4,5 NATO fighter, not even mentioning Raptor and Lightning II.

[@gaittr]

Why are you showing this su-30 is when you're talking about a MIG 31 thumbs down and told Google not to recommend your channel again

[@jeanpierrelaolou5490]

Any country with an army trying to rationalize its means would have retired this aircraft. Apparently Russia has too much money to spend. China and India refused to buy this aircraft, which was too specialized, preferring the SU 30 with long-range missiles. The only current interest of the MiG 31 is to use a launch base at Kinjal, allowing it to claim to be hypersonic, which it is not really. With its mostly steel structure and its 2 huge afterburners, it is the ideal target for all modern FOX3 missiles.

[@HeyGoogle-gt8oc]

Mig 31 was never for sale, only mig 25. Second, mig 31 works as mobile radar system 3rd Russia needs this type of aircraft because of it size. Thank you.

[@jeanpierrelaolou5490]

@@HeyGoogle-gt8oc 1) It was proposed to Finland 1992, Syria 2007, China 1992 (also with licence) , India, (the Air Force Chief of Staff clearly explains in an interview why the SU 30 is better suited to Indian needs) 2) Maybe an AWACS is more suited ? 3) SU 35 can do the job as well So as I said before, if Russia managed its army rationally, it would retire this aircraft, like the Americans did with the F14 and the SR71 for example. Given Russia's military budget, it's just a dispersion of means.

[@ВесельчакУ-л3м]

only an amateur could make such a conclusion - a recent event with the disappearance of two Russian aircraft from NATO radars (made without a stealth scheme) In Syria, a Russian aircraft made not using stealth technology imperceptibly for a US aircraft (made using stealth technology) went into its tail and the aiming systems took the US aircraft into capture. And how could this happen ? You have only numbers and propaganda in your head , buddy - it 's time to look at the world with your own eyes and think with your own mind , not Wikipedia .

[@yxmichaelxyyxmichaelxy3074]

The Soviets never sold their front-line equipment abroad, only downgraded 'monkey-model' export variants to keep their technology out of Western hands. The Soviet VPO-Strany never used those very same planes they were so downgraded.

[@boyetd2012]

Technology is only useful if you also have the ability. Russia don't have both.

[@YOUPIMatin123]

"Still fears" lol, lmao even.

[@HonorableMention83]

Its 5 minute slower reaching altitude. Raptors already in air. Mig 31 has problems with armed payloads and speed.

[@kristinarain9098]

UAC.. From DOOM..??? I remember all the doors and banners and even some decorative plaques all around the Mars and Phobos bases :D UAC! I hope they dont decide to begin work on teleportation devices between Marine bases Shits gonna get all Event Horizon real fast :P

[@Strochkin]

Even in "DCS World" doesnt exist cause very secret technology. Soviet Masterpiece.

[@bgdcsm]

Firefox is a good book

[@josephujiadughele6035]

Anthony burns well Adamson gifted the ussr the atomic aid, and in appreciation, 2:51, help the usa out on a mere gift of plane so, some implicated guys in the atomic thing can be pardoned in usa. Putin was relieved when a certain...................was pardoned. No loss on both sides

[@Hoyllandgeorge-qc5uz]

As they should now and in the future !!!👍

[@christophmahler]

AI prompt: Kinzhal, kinshle, killshi, KILLJOY Otherwise, 'good enough' video for a 'good enough' aircraft (first implementation of data-link 'sensor fusion' in 1983).

[@nts821]

If NATO is a defensive alliance, why does it fear an interceptor?

[@ct2586]

Because Nato is not a defensive alliance and in fact a offense alliance. Why else would they fear an interceptor?

[@johnjohnson8818]

1:10 ...more than 15000 between 1974 and mid 50's... Wtf? 1947, dude, 47!

[@sovjetskiboljsevik4154]

Najjaci ovion na svijetu da sve unisti u stratosferi!!!

[@ioanbota9397]

Realy I like this powerful fighters jets

[@MilitaryScience-y4q]

i love MIG 31

[@RusTrainDriver]

It is surprising that almost all comments are in English. I am from Russia and I am a little keen on our planes and fighters. I can say that the Soviet Union had the most beautiful and powerful fighters. They are already 25-30 years old and since then, except for the Su-57, Russia has not advanced in military aviation

[@mattyboy59]

They just lost one today

[@petertoth320]

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG-31 Interceptor Fighter the fastest and highest altitude capable aircraft in service today. Very dangerous by ist variants as MIG-BM/BSM, MIG-31K can carry hypersonic nuclear missile and the most effective variant the MIG-31I called 'Satellite Killer' can shot down Satellites from the sky.

[@Sankara2000]

Some people always brag about the 104 kills of F15. But none of the victims are Equal opponenents ... Most of them are old aircraft operated by weak and small countries that try to stand up against a big bully.. Aren't you ashamed of this claims?

[@googleplex1589]

Brainwashed by propaganda.

[@alexbrands11]

​@@googleplex1589А у тебя вообще нет мозгов..одни опилки!! 🤣🍥🤣

[@winternow2242]

Ashamed of what? Air combat is never 1 aircraft against 1 other aircraft. The F-15 faced off against large numbers of less sophisticated aircraft.

[@Sankara2000]

@@winternow2242 😂😂😂😂😂 Thanks for accepting

[@winternow2242]

​@@Sankara2000accepting what?

[@lordraydens]

we had one of those called an f-14

[@mirandela777]

The so called "old plane" is the world's fastest jet. TODAY. And THE most feared, as carrier of Kinzhal.

[@owaisahmed1715]

What are the facts for producing F-16 as every fighter jet produced to reply their Foes in cold war and F-16 is an state of the art fighter jet. What's the reason and facts behind the manufacturing it

[@winternow2242]

The F-16 was developed as a result of the Light Weight Fighter program, meant to counter the trend of larger, heavier, more complex and expensive aircraft.

[@Meteorknite]

I feel like with that much engine power it could go into space. It could already be space fighter not just near space

[@yam2050]

You cannot manoeuvre in space with wings and fin, reason why these jets are operable only in Earth's atmosphere.

[@Meteorknite]

@@yam2050 space planes still need wings. They can maneuver with side thrusters after but space plane do exist need wings to take off climb else its rocket

[@Helperbot-2000]

@@yam2050 umm i hope both of you realize its a jet aircraft, the biggest problem it would have to overcome is that there isnt any atmosphere in space for the engines to breathe lol

[@MatinS.M]

MIG 25 ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Oceansta]

"killjoy" LOL talk about understatement

[@caribman10]

Yeah, no. The actual in-combat record of this aircraft is abysmal, so all these stats are interesting but irrelevant. Doesn't matter how fast you fly if you don't shoot down the enemy. Doesn't matter how fast you fly if you have never devised a tactic to use the speed in combat. Doesn't matter how fast you fly if your actual missile load won't shoot down enemy aircraft.

[@adissabovic]

All the Kinzhals launched from the MIG-31 that hit the target in Ukraine are laughing in your face...

[@Duchovicius]

What a paradox: Putin gave NATO strenght and reason to exist while Trump wants NATO to end...

[@16rumpole]

unmatched radar?

[@mickadatwist1620]

The defector pilot will soon receive a small mail parcel and then...

[@winternow2242]

The defector died last year, over 50 years after that last flight. I guess that "soon" doesn't have the same meaning as it does in the country he defected to