In June 2021, a Kinzhal missile was launched by a MiG-31K from Khmeimim Air Base on a ground target in Syria. [34] A separate aviation regiment was formed in 2021 which is armed with MiG-31K aircraft with the Kinzhal hypersonic missile.

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.

Feb 20, 2025 · The MiG-31 Foxhound, once a Cold War air superiority fighter, is now Russia’s hypersonic missile truck in Ukraine. But how effective is it, and can the Kinzhal missile really live up to Putin’s claims?

Feb 21, 2025 · For the past three weeks, Russian MiG-31K fighter jets, capable of carrying the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, have not triggered air alerts in Ukraine. The last recorded instance of an air raid alarm due to these aircraft was on …

On May 16 Russian Air Force MiG-31K strike fighters launched Kh-47M2 Kinzhal ballistic missiles to target a Patriot air defence system in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, and repor ted ly successfully destroyed the command/radar vehicle and five launch batteries.

Feb 20, 2025 · MiG-31K fighters endure greater stress than standard MiG-31s due to the 4.3-ton Kinzhal missile’s concentrated load under the fuselage. The AL-41F1S engine used in the Su-35 fighter has a service life of 3,000 hours, extendable to 4,000 hours with component replacements.

Feb 23, 2024 · The Kinzhal system-equipped MiG-31 aircraft performed more than 300 sorties on air patrols over the waters of the Black and Caspian seas. A total of six modified MiG-31s outfitted with the missiles were deployed in Akhtubinsk in south …

Jan 31, 2025 · Key Points and Summary: The MiG-31, also known as the MiG-31 Foxhound, one of Russia’s fastest aircraft, has evolved beyond its Cold War roots to become a key platform for launching hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in Ukraine.

Apr 23, 2024 · On November 30, Russian state media reported the country’s military test fired a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missile from a MiG-31K earlier this month. The fighter aircraft took off from Olenegorsk air base and fired the Kinzhal against a ground target at the Pemboi training ground in Russia’s Komi Republic.

Oct 30, 2023 · Russia has forward deployed the MiG-31 to a base in Crimea to facilitate launching patrols over the Black Sea on what Putin claims will be nearly permanent patrols to threaten all of Ukraine with Kinzhal missiles.