In 1979, the MiG-31 (Foxhound) stepped forward as a Foxbat ... The Foxbat could achieve incredible velocity well over twice the speed of sound (Mach 2.8 for sustained flights).

The replacement of the MiG-25 Foxbat, the Mikoyan MiG-31 Foxhound, has a top speed of roughly 1,900 mph, though it can do faster bursts for short periods. The MiG-31 had many improvements over its ...

It has a top speed of Mach 3, and can hit Mach 1.23 at low altitudes. Source: The National Interest. The MiG-31 can also reach 65,000 feet in nearly 9 minutes, and even hit altitudes of 67,500 feet.

MOSCOW, January 23. /TASS/. The potential to modernize the Mikoyan MiG-31 all-altitude interceptor has not yet been used up, CEO of the Tikhomirov R&D Institute of Instrument-Making Yuri Bely told ...