The most promising Russian military aircraft are the MiG-31B (equipped with an air refueling system) and the MiG-31BM (an upgraded base MiG-31), Honored Test Pilot of Russia Magomed Tolboyev said in an interview with TASS.
“Now, at the top of the mountain, the interceptors in the world – MiG-31B and MiG-31BM – are aircraft that provide protection for our borders. Four aircraft at a distance of 200 kilometers between each other can ensure the closure of the northern polar latitudes by 800 kilometers”, – noted by the specialist.
The pilot called the Russian aviation industry the best in the world in terms of warhead.
In August 2019, Zvezda published a video showing a training session of the MiG-31BM supersonic high-altitude all-weather interceptor fighters, held at an altitude of over 20 kilometers.
In January of the same year, the TV channel showed a video with upgraded supersonic fighter-interceptors MiG-31BM, which took part in an “air battle” in the stratosphere over Perm.