Source TASS Ten MiG-31 fighter jets (NATO reporting name: Foxhound) fitted with the air-launched Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (Dagger) hypersonic missile are on test combat duty, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said in an interview published on the Zvezda TV channel website on Saturday. “It is a cutting-edge weapon, namely a hypersonic long-range missile capable of… Continue reading TEN MIG-31K FITTED WITH KH-47M2 KINZHAL MISSILES ON TEST COMBAT DUTY
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RUSSIA TEST FIRES NEW KH-47M2 KINZHAL HYPERSONIC MISSILE (VIDEO)
Sourced: The Aviationist The Russian Aerospace Forces have conducted the first successful test firing of the air-launched Kinzhal (Dagger) hypersonic missile according to state sponsored media outlets. The missile, supposedly named Kh-47M2 and referred to as the “Kinzhal”, was fired from a modified MiG-31BMK (NATO reporting name “Foxhound”) over Southwest Russia. A report published on… Continue reading RUSSIA TEST FIRES NEW KH-47M2 KINZHAL HYPERSONIC MISSILE (VIDEO)
RUSSIAN MIG-31 INTERCEPTS U.S P-8 PATROL AIRCRAFT NEAR RUSSIA’S FAR EAST
Sourced : The Aviationist On Apr. 21, a Russian Air Force MiG-31 jet intercepted a U.S. P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft flying in international airspace near Kamchatka Pensinsula, in Russia’s Far East, where a firing range used also to test intercontinental ballistic missiles launched from Borei-class strategic nuclear submarines is located. The Russian Soviet-design supersonic… Continue reading RUSSIAN MIG-31 INTERCEPTS U.S P-8 PATROL AIRCRAFT NEAR RUSSIA’S FAR EAST