TSAMTO, December 23. According to the delivery plan for the main samples of the ViVT in 2021, a batch of five MiG-31BM high-altitude interceptor fighters was received by the fighter aviation regiment of the Central Military District stationed in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
The main samples of weapons were received by the regiment from the aircraft factory in Nizhny Novgorod. The MiG-31BM underwent a comprehensive upgrade of technical components and assemblies, equipped with updated avionics, navigation and electronic equipment, which made it possible to improve tactical and tactical characteristics and increase the combat capabilities of interceptor fighters.
MiG-31BM are designed to intercept and destroy aerial targets, including cruise and ballistic missiles, at extremely low, medium and high altitudes in simple and difficult weather conditions. The MiG-31BM is designed to perform tasks at an altitude of more than 20 thousand meters at a speed of about 3000 km/h. It is equipped with an on-board radar station "Zaslon-M", which is capable of detecting targets at a distance of up to 320 km and targeting them with ground-based air defense systems, as well as other fighters, the press service of the Central Military District reports.
