Aircraft
Russian Air Force Describes MiG-31 Upgrade
Among upgrades for Russia’s top-of-the-line MiG-31 interceptor is a new air-to-air missile. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
Among upgrades for Russia’s top-of-the-line MiG-31 interceptor is a new air-to-air missile. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

Russian air force commander Gen Alexander Zelin told Russian media that a new air-to-air missile will be accepted into service shortly and “double the combat capability” of the MiG-31 interceptor. A Russian air force spokesman added that the service plans to modernize 60 aircraft to the MiG-31BM standard by 2020. The upgrade includes a new radar (believed to be the Zaslon-M capable of detecting up to 10 targets simultaneously at a range of up to 175 nm); new mission computer; and new color cockpit displays.

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