MiG-31M Foxhound

Description
The MiG-31M is an upgraded variant with a new weapons control system designated Zaslon-M. The aircraft is equipped with a radar featuring a doubled effective range, which is capable of simultaneously tracking and engage more targets. The MiG-31M main armament is six long-range missiles under the fuselage in tandem, three abreast and four RVV-AE medium-range missiles under the wings, the cannon is dismantled. The aircraft design is somewhat updated - the middle fuselage fairing cross-section is larger, the cockpit canopy features a caseless windshield and smaller area of the operator's transparency, the wing is equipped with large leading-edge extensions, the infrared direction finder under the forward fuselage is non-retractable.

It is powered by enhanced D-30F-6M engines. The internal fuel tank capacity was increased. The aircraft has an in-flight refueling capability. The ECM and individual defense systems are united into the integral defense system. The operator's cockpit control board equipment was changed. Test-pilot Boris Orlov and test-navigator Leonid Popov flew out the prototype (registration number 051) on 21 December, 1985. In the late eighties, the Sokol aircraft plant (NGAZ) built the development batch of the MiG-31Ms, which underwent the official testing successfully.

Games
-Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War==

Users
-Osean Air Defense Force (OADF) -Yuktobanian Air Force (YAF)

Armament
Gun:1x 20-mm Cannon Missile:R-60 (AA-8) Aphid XLAA:R-37 (AA-X-13) Arrow

Comparable Aircraft
-F-14A Tomcat -F-14B Bombcat -F-14D Super Tomcat -F-15C Eagle

Related Development
-MiG-25 Foxbat -MiG-31 Foxhound