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Syrian Arab Army receives 6 New MIG-31's From Russia.
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Don't underestimate your enemy it is first rule of war dear, due to that many have lost wars in past.
is the Mig 31 even designed to operate with AWACS? My understanding is that as a high altitude interceptor it's function was to be vectored by ground control radar.
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The Aviationist » How the Mig-31 repelled the SR-71 Blackbird from Soviet skies
In this book one of the first Foxhound pilots, Captain Mikhail Myagkiy, who had been scrambled with its MiG-31 several times to intercept the US super-fast spy plane, explains how he was able to lock on a Blackbird on Jan. 31, 1986:
“The scheme for intercepting the SR-71 was computed down to the last second, and the MiGs had to launch exactly 16 minutes after the initial alert. (…) They alerted us for an intercept at 11.00. They sounded the alarm with a shrill bell and then confirmed it with a loudspeaker. The appearance of an SR-71 was always accompanied by nervousness. Everyone began to talk in frenzied voices, to scurry about, and react to the situation with excessive emotion.”
Myagkiy and its Weapons System Officer (WSO) were able to achieve a SR-71 lock on at 52,000 feet and at a distance of 120 Km from the target.The Foxhound climbed at 65,676 feet where the crew had the Blackbird in sight and according to Myagkiy:“Had the spy plane violated Soviet airspace, a live missile launch would have been carried out. There was no practically chance the aircraft could avoid an R-33 missile.”
After this interception Blackbirds reportedly began to fly their reconnaissance missions from outside the borders of the Soviet Union.But the MiG-31s intercepted the SR-71 at least another time.On Sept. 3, 2012 an article written by Rakesh Krishman Simha for Indrus.in explains how the Foxhound was able to stop Blackbirds spy missions over Soviet Union on Jun. 3, 1986.
That day, no less than six MiG-31s “intercepted” an SR-71 over the Barents Sea by performing a coordinated interception that subjected the Blackbird to a possible all angle air-to-air missiles attack.
I think for years now we have seen NATO and Israeli forces go up against out-dated and most times , not even fully functional Soviet equipment. Both in Yugoslavia (decrepit Mig 29 B's), Iraq, Libya, etc. These countries had even been under sanctions or embargo, sometimes for a decade or more, making it impossible to keep their equipment in proper operating condition. The Russians appear to be done with trying to play nicely with Washington, it looks like they are sending more modern technology to Syria and Iran, and any military action now is unlikely to be another walk in the park for attacking aircraft.
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The Aviationist » How the Mig-31 repelled the SR-71 Blackbird from Soviet skies
In this book one of the first Foxhound pilots, Captain Mikhail Myagkiy, who had been scrambled with its MiG-31 several times to intercept the US super-fast spy plane, explains how he was able to lock on a Blackbird on Jan. 31, 1986:
“The scheme for intercepting the SR-71 was computed down to the last second, and the MiGs had to launch exactly 16 minutes after the initial alert. (…) They alerted us for an intercept at 11.00. They sounded the alarm with a shrill bell and then confirmed it with a loudspeaker. The appearance of an SR-71 was always accompanied by nervousness. Everyone began to talk in frenzied voices, to scurry about, and react to the situation with excessive emotion.”
Myagkiy and its Weapons System Officer (WSO) were able to achieve a SR-71 lock on at 52,000 feet and at a distance of 120 Km from the target.The Foxhound climbed at 65,676 feet where the crew had the Blackbird in sight and according to Myagkiy:“Had the spy plane violated Soviet airspace, a live missile launch would have been carried out. There was no practically chance the aircraft could avoid an R-33 missile.”
After this interception Blackbirds reportedly began to fly their reconnaissance missions from outside the borders of the Soviet Union.But the MiG-31s intercepted the SR-71 at least another time.On Sept. 3, 2012 an article written by Rakesh Krishman Simha for Indrus.in explains how the Foxhound was able to stop Blackbirds spy missions over Soviet Union on Jun. 3, 1986.
That day, no less than six MiG-31s “intercepted” an SR-71 over the Barents Sea by performing a coordinated interception that subjected the Blackbird to a possible all angle air-to-air missiles attack.
I think for years now we have seen NATO and Israeli forces go up against out-dated and most times , not even fully functional Soviet equipment. Both in Yugoslavia (decrepit Mig 29 B's), Iraq, Libya, etc. These countries had even been under sanctions or embargo, sometimes for a decade or more, making it impossible to keep their equipment in proper operating condition. The Russians appear to be done with trying to play nicely with Washington, it looks like they are sending more modern technology to Syria and Iran, and any military action now is unlikely to be another walk in the park for attacking aircraft.
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Thanks for gathering the info , very helpful.
you're welcomed
some people in this thread seem to think that all Russian aircraft and combat systems are a joke. However, I can tell you that when they sortie out over the Baltic sea NATO does not see it that way. They scramble Typhoons on intercept every single time
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