The MiG-31 was built as the Soviet Union’s ultimate long range interceptor, created to hunt bombers, cruise missiles, and high value targets across vast stretches of Soviet airspace. With enormous ...

Even today, MiG-31 is one of the fastest operational combat aircraft and continues to be used in specialised roles by Russia ...

The aircraft may be designed to fly so fast, and so high, that keeping a human pilot in the cockpit could become a technical ...