August 12, 2015 agency RIA Novosti, Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia, Colonel General Viktor Bondarev, told reporters on Wednesday thatexperimental design work on development promising long-range interception aircraft complex (PAK DP), which will replace the MiG-31 in the future, will begin no earlier than 2019.
“The start of development work on the creation of the PAK DP is planned no earlier than 2019. At the moment, the Russian Ministry of Defense is successfully modernizing existing interception systems - MiG-31 aircraft,” Bondarev said.
Bondarev noted that the timing of the R&D work on the creation of the PAK DP will not affect the state of the Aerospace Forces fighter-interceptor fleet.
MiG-31 interceptor fighter ( tail number"91 blue") from the 22nd Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 303rd Mixed Aviation Division of the 3rd Air Force and Air Defense Command of the Eastern Military District. Central Corner, June 2014 (c) alexeyvvo.livejournal.com
In turn general manager JSC"Research Institute of Instrument Engineering named after V.V. Tikhomirov" (NIIP named after V.V. Tikhomirov, located in Zhukovsky)Yuri Bely stated on August 12 thatat the "NIIP named after V.V. Tikhomirov"work to determine the appearance of the radio-electronic complex of the promising long-range intercept aircraft complex (PAK DP), which in the future will replace the MiG-31.
"The development of the Zaslon system of the MiG-31 fighter-interceptor was a milestone for our institute and became its " business card"Therefore, of course, we could not remain outside of participating in the creation of a new radio-electronic complex for the PAK DP. Research work has begun to determine the appearance of the system based not only on the modernized Zaslon, but also on all the latest developments, including Bars ", "Irbis", radio-electronic system for the PAK FA and others," Bely said.
He noted that the new interceptor should be developed on modern basis and all other systems.
“If NIIP is chosen as the developer of the radio-electronic complex, it will be necessary to ensure interaction with all on-board systems. We are also ready for this, we have the necessary experience,” added the general director of the developer.
NIIP is a developer of weapons control systems (WCS) for fighter aircraft, as well as a developer of anti-aircraft missile systems medium-range air defense of the Ground Forces, whose task is to protect against air attack weapons. Currently, the shareholders of the NIIP named after V.V. Tikhomirov are the Almaz-Antey Air Defense Concern (56% of shares) and the Radioelectronic Technologies Concern (44%), which is part of the Rostec state corporation.
The fastest interceptor. Russia is developing a promising aviation complex long-range interception with unique speed characteristics.
The highest altitude aircraft interceptor enemy aircraft and missiles in our country is supersonic fighter MiG-31. Its special feature is its high speed (up to 3000 km/h) and flight range (up to 3000 km with external fuel tanks), as well as a wide range of weapons. Various modifications of the interceptor can strike both air and ground targets and be a platform for air launch of small spacecraft(up to 160 kg) to orbits up to 600 km. The unique characteristics of the aircraft allow it to virtually climb into the stratosphere and reach altitudes of 30,000 m (quiet operation can take place at an altitude of 20,600 m), which made it possible to equip the “machine” anti-satellite missile 79M6 "Contact"(we will tell you about it in the near future, check back often) to destroy low-orbit spacecraft.
The 79M6 missile (left) and its MiG-31D carrier
A US Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle launches an ASM-135 ASAT anti-satellite missile
Aircraft capabilities the latest modification MiG-31BM make it possible to guarantee protection of the Russian air border in zones of “weak” air defense and missile defense from aviation and missile weapons defeat of a potential enemy. The aircraft is most applicable to the Arctic. Read about the system of military bases in the Far North in the material "Russia in the Arctic"(link at the end of the article) .
MiG-31 at the start
It is expected that the MiG-31, which made its first flight back in 1975, will end its service in 2028, and will be replaced by a new interceptor. We can talk for a long time about the incredible records and high-profile victories of the Mig-31, but the future of Russian aviation lies with such machines as the Su-57 and those being developed today promising long-range interception aircraft complex (PAK DP) MiG-41(it is mentioned under this number in the press).
What do we know about the promising ultra-high-speed interceptor?
The first occasional mentions in the press about the start of development of a new interceptor to replace the 31st appeared in the summer of 2017. Representatives of RSK MiG then announced the start of proactive work on a new fighter without a corresponding order from the Ministry of Defense. We have already told you that the result of similar “initiatives” of the corporation was the project of the Skat attack drone (link to material about it at the end of the article). No specific dates were given, but the start of R&D was planned for 2019, with production launch no earlier than 2025.
Sketch of PAK DP
On December 20, in an interview with Interfax, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security (formerly Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces) Viktor Bondarev said that official (i.e. already ordered) design work the new car will start next year, and entry into service is expected in 2025. Thus, the “old man” MiG-31 is guaranteed to retire according to the required length of service.
The combat radius of the new interceptor will be from 700 to 1500 km (for the Mig-31 - 720 km), the main armament will mainly be R-37 long-range air-to-air guided missiles, as well as the hypersonic “Zircons” that are already being developed today (there is a link to this terrible dream of the West at the end of the article). Although the latter may be too heavy for a fighter, our defense industry will definitely come up with something smaller, but just as deadly.
R-37 missile on MiG-31 external sling
R-37 rocket is the heaviest and longest-range in its class. Its launch range is more than 300 km, length is 4.2 m, warhead mass is 60 kg, launch weight is 600 kg. Nearest foreign analogue The American AIM-152 AAAM missile, weighing 172 kg and warhead mass of 22.7 kg, has a launch range of 270 km and is not in service with the US Air Force.
The designers of RSK MiG expect that new state weapons program will give the green light for the development and design of 6th generation aircraft that will be able to solve combat missions in near space, a prominent representative of which will be a promising long-range interceptor. It will have to become the fastest in the world and as “invisible” as possible. In addition to standard interceptions of low-maneuverable threats (cruise missiles, bombers, strategic UAVs), its tasks will be the fight against hypersonic targets (missiles and advanced aircraft).
Sketch of PAK DP
P.S.
In our country, everything always comes down to the issue of financing. Positive point is that President Vladimir Putin already has a ready-made document on the allocation of 19 trillion rubles for the rearmament of the army and navy as part of the new state weapons program. We hope that the new and much-needed “machine” will have a couple of tens of millions of reasons to be born.
Currently, the Russian aviation industry is modernizing the MiG-31 interceptor aircraft according to the new MiG-31BM project. The proposed replacement of components, components and assemblies makes it possible to improve the performance of equipment, as well as extend its service life. However, aircraft manufacturers are already working on the design of a promising aircraft that will replace existing aircraft in the future. This project is known as the “Advanced Aviation Long-Range Interception Complex” (PAK DP. In addition, the possible name of the serial interceptors – MiG-41 – has been repeatedly mentioned.
According to available data, work on the PAK DP project started several years ago, but for a number of reasons the program still remains in the early stages. Because of this, in particular, certain plans of the military and designers were repeatedly reported, but most technical details are still unknown. Perhaps, in some cases, this is due to the ongoing formation of the interceptor’s appearance and the lack of relevant developments.
The military department's intentions to obtain a new interceptor to replace the MiG-31 were first announced in 2013. Then the Air Force Commander-in-Chief, Colonel General Viktor Bondarev, spoke about the military department’s plans to create a promising aircraft. At that time, the possibility of developing a project within the framework of the current State Armaments Program was considered. In this case, the project should have appeared before 2020. Subsequent serial production of aircraft would make it possible to completely replace all existing MiG-31 type aircraft by 2028.
Interceptor MiG-31BM. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
The following messages appeared in early spring 2014. According to data from that time, the Chief of the General Staff signed a document on the beginning of the development of a new aircraft intended to replace existing equipment. It was noted that the promising interceptor will be developed on the basis of the existing MiG-31 and will be designated MiG-41. The technical details of the new project were not specified, although various assessments were made. For example, it was argued that maximum speed the new MiG-41 can exceed M=4.
A few months later, new information about the project appeared, touching on the timing of its implementation. In August 2014, Air Force Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Viktor Bondarev said that research work on the PAK DP program had already begun, and development work would start in 2017. According to the commander, production aircraft of the new type were supposed to go into service by 2025. It is easy to see that in about a year the plans changed noticeably, but now they looked more elaborate.
Long before the planned start of development work, in February 2015, the management of the Russian aircraft manufacturing corporation MiG expressed its readiness to participate in the new PAK DP program. The head of the organization, Sergei Korotkov, noted that a project of this scale can only be carried out within the framework of state program. RSK "MiG" has great experience in the development of interceptor aircraft, and therefore could take part in the planned work. Soon S. Korotkov said that his corporation was proactively developing heavy-class interceptors capable of replacing existing equipment in the future.
In August 2015, the air force announced a change in current plans. V. Bondarev stated that development work on the PAK DP topic will begin no earlier than 2019, i.e. two years later than originally planned. At the same time, such a change in the work schedule should not affect the state of the interceptor fleet available to the Air Force. To maintain the required potential, it was necessary to continue the modernization of combat equipment.
At the same time, in August 2015, another organization expressed its intention to participate in the Advanced Aviation Complex for Long-Range Interception program defense industry. General Director of the Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Engineering named after V.V. Tikhomirov (Zhukorvsky) Yuri Bely spoke about the beginning of work on shaping the appearance of the radio-electronic systems of the future aircraft. He noted that creation of radar“Zaslon”, used on MiG-31 interceptors, became a milestone for NIIP named after. Tikhomirov, and the station itself eventually turned out to be the “calling card” of the organization. In this regard, the institute showed interest in the new program and decided to join it.
At that time, research work was already being carried out to determine the appearance of the avionics of the PAK DP aircraft. The possibility of creating a new complex based on the Zaslon product or newer systems such as Bars, Irbis, etc. was considered. Among other things, the possibility of developing a promising radar and related equipment based on equipment created for the fifth generation fighter PAK FA / T-50 was studied. At the same time, however, as of August 2015, NIIP named after. Tikhomirov has not yet been officially appointed as the developer of on-board radio-electronic systems.
In December 2015, the General Director of RSK MiG again spoke about the progress of work. According to S. Korotkov, the corporation has already begun developing a new interceptor aircraft. By this time, experts had an understanding of what a promising PAK DP should be like, and began to determine its technical appearance. In particular, the project planned to use the most modern materials and new principles of military aircraft construction. Moreover, all work was allegedly carried out at the expense of the state budget. Any information about the completion of certain works was not disclosed at that time.
Subsequently, the topic of developing the PAK DP interceptor was repeatedly raised by various officials and means mass media, but new information about the timing of the work, customer and industry plans, or technical details of the project did not appear. As a result, for the entire 2016 and the first months of the current 2017, the amount of available information about the promising program has hardly changed.
Just a few days ago, on June 14, 2017, Kommersant published an interview with the new general director of the MiG corporation, Ilya Tarasenko. During a conversation with journalists, the head of the enterprise spoke about the latest transformations, plans for the development of the corporation, as well as existing successes in the development and construction of aircraft. Among other things, the topic of creating a promising interceptor aircraft was touched upon. According to I. Tarasenko, MiG designers are currently working on the concept of the project and are working on the appearance of the aircraft. The work is being carried out on an initiative basis, but with the involvement of related organizations.
Until the new PAK DP aircraft is ready for mass production and operation, the troops will have to use the modernized MiG-31 aircraft. According to current plans, in the future the military department may be offered another project to modernize existing equipment. However, by the time the updated MiG-31BM will again need repairs and modernization, new PAK The blast furnace is planned to be brought into operation. In the meantime, the design of the future interceptor is being worked on, as well as the modernization of the vehicles in service.
The possibility of replacing MiG-31 interceptors in the distant future has been discussed for many years, but until a certain time it did not go beyond conversations and preliminary studies. Only in 2013 was a fundamental decision made to develop a new aircraft of the required type. However, due to the presence of a successful project for modernizing existing equipment, the development new program PAK DP was moved forward several years. Because of this, as has been repeatedly reported, the first production interceptors of the new type will go into service only in the middle of the next decade.
According to the latest reports on this matter, development work on the topic “Advanced long-range interception aviation complex” will start only in 2019. In the meantime, the aviation industry and related enterprises are engaged in research and development work, the purpose of which is to formulate the technical appearance and create requirements for the machine. As a consequence, on at the moment It’s too early to talk about any technical details of the project. At the same time, over the past few years, some options for a possible approach to the creation of a PAK DP and, as a consequence, the features of its appearance have been repeatedly mentioned.
Back in 2013-14, it was mentioned several times that the new PAK DP/MiG-41 interceptor could be developed based on the existing MiG-31 aircraft. This version still has its supporters, but has not yet received official confirmation. Moreover, in the course of current research work, a similar approach to creating new technology may be considered unprofitable. As a result, the new aircraft is unlikely to be based on the ideas and solutions of the existing design. At the same time, certain similarities due to the implementation of certain concepts cannot be ruled out.
It should be noted that the first attempt to create a replacement for the MiG-31 was made back in the eighties. As part of the project with the working title “701,” it was planned to create a promising long-range interceptor, characterized by a significant increase in its main characteristics. As a result, an aircraft was proposed, built according to the “tailless” design with a developed center section and front horizontal tail. Two engines were planned to be placed above the wing at the rear of the vehicle. With a take-off weight of more than 70 tons, such an aircraft could carry more than 12 tons of weapons, including long-range air-to-air missiles. It was planned to increase the maximum speed to 2500 km/h, the range to 7 thousand km. The project was stopped in the early nineties due to lack of funding.
Possible appearance of the 701 aircraft. Drawing Bastion-opk.ru
In the current situation, there is virtually no way to predict the shape of the future PAK DP without making serious mistakes. One can only try to imagine certain features of such equipment, with the help of which it can not only fully replace existing machines, but also give the aerospace forces new capabilities. Obviously, the current assumptions may coincide with the actual result of the PAK DP program, but the likelihood of this is not very high.
The most important feature of the serial MiG-31 is the maximum flight speed of up to 3000 km/h, allowing them to as soon as possible reach the missile launch line. It cannot be ruled out that when shaping the appearance of a promising vehicle, the military department will consider it necessary to preserve such capabilities. One more characteristic feature The existing technology is the Zaslon / Zaslon-M radar, which makes it possible to detect large objects at distances of up to 400 km. Modern progress in the field of electronic systems, at least in theory, allows for new increases in performance with obvious consequences for combat effectiveness. The most powerful MiG-31 is the R-33 long-range missile, the latest modifications of which are capable of hitting targets at distances of about 300 km.
It is easy to see that a serious increase in the combat effectiveness of interceptors can be obtained even if the “platform” is retained in the form of a glider with power plant. Thus, the option of deep modernization of the MiG-31 aircraft, implying the use of new avionics and advanced weapons, looks very interesting. However, for one reason or another, the authors terms of reference PAK DP programs may reject this possibility and recommend developing an interceptor from scratch, even using existing developments.
According to available data, issues of the technical appearance of the “Advanced Long-Range Interception Aviation Complex” are still being considered by specialists, and this stage of the program will continue in the foreseeable future. The development of the PAK DP / MiG-41 project will start only at the end of the current decade, and the first tangible results will be obtained only in the mid-twenties. Until a sufficient number of new aircraft appear, interception tasks will be carried out by MiG-31 aircraft of existing modifications.
Existing plans for the development of a group of interceptor aircraft are no different high speed implementation, but their implementation will allow maintaining the required defense capability over the next few decades. The development of the PAK DP project, starting in 2019, will eventually lead to the gradual replacement of existing MiG-31s and a corresponding increase in the potential of the aerospace forces. In the meantime, we should wait for new messages about the progress of the program, which, in particular, will be able to reveal and technical features promising project.
Based on materials from sites:
http://ria.ru/
http://tass.ru/
http://tvzvezda.ru/
http://kommersant.ru/
http://bastion-opk.ru/
PROMISING LONG LONG INTERCEPTION AIRCRAFT COMPLEX (PAK DP)
PROMISING AVIATION COMPLEX DISTANT INTERCEPT (PAK DP)
02.03.2014
A new MiG-41 aircraft will be created on the basis of the old MiG-31 fighter-interceptor, deputy Alexander Tarnaev, a representative of the State Duma Defense Committee, told reporters at the Cultural Center of the Armed Forces.
“The corresponding decision was made by the Chief of the General Staff, he has already signed a document on conducting research work on the MiG-41,” he noted. According to the deputy, the MiG-41 “embodies all the advantages of the aircraft.”
In addition, several hundred MiG-31 interceptor fighters may soon return to the Russian Air Force, A. Tarnaev informed ITAR-TASS.
02.03.2014
The newest Russian fighter-interceptor MiG-41 should have a speed of at least Mach 4-4.3, Hero of Russia, test pilot Anatoly Kvochur told RIA Novosti.
This is how he commented on the message of State Duma deputy Alexander Tarnaev that Russia is developing new fighter The MiG-41 was based on the heavy fighter-interceptor MiG-31, whose speed was Mach 2.8. Tarnaev reported at a meeting of aerospace defense experts that the Chief of the General Staff signed an order on the deep modernization of Soviet MiG-31 fighter-interceptors.
“Such modernization should have taken place twenty years ago. However, this did not happen then, so now the requirements are increasing. They include (increasing) the speed of the interceptor to Mach 4-4.3,” Kvochur said.
Currently, Russia is developing the fifth generation fighter T-50. Its serial production is scheduled for 2016.
12.08.2014
The promising interceptor, designed to replace the MiG-31, will begin to enter service before 2025. The Russian Air Force Commander-in-Chief Viktor Bondarev, who received the rank of Colonel General, told ITAR-TASS today.
“Starting in 2017, we begin work with a promising long-range interception aircraft system, which will replace the MiG-31. Now research work is underway, then there will be development work, and by 2025, I think, it will go into service with the troops,” said the commander-in-chief.
He clarified that development work involving the creation of a prototype aircraft should be completed by 2017.
Last year, Bondarev said that the Air Force was proposing to create a new interceptor before the end of the current state weapons program, which ends in 2020. According to him, if such an aircraft appears, it could replace the entire fleet of MiG-31 interceptors by 2028.
ARMS-TASS
21.02.2015
RSK MiG is ready to take part in the creation of a promising fighter-interceptor, which will replace the MiG-31 currently used by the Russian Air Force, the head of the corporation, Sergei Korotkov, said in an interview with RIA Novosti on Thursday.
Last year, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force, Colonel General Viktor Bondarev, announced that Russia would begin work in 2017 on the creation of a promising long-range interception aircraft complex (PAK DP), which in the future will replace the MiG-31.
“Work of this scale can only be assigned and organized within the framework of a state program in which RSK MiG, which has unsurpassed experience in creating interception systems, could take part,” Korotkov said at the Aero India 2015 air exhibition.
As General Bondarev reported, research work will begin in 2017, during which the appearance of the new machine will be determined, and then R&D will follow. In 2025, he said, deliveries to the troops should begin.
RIA Novosti
12.03.2015
The Russian aircraft manufacturing corporation MiG is developing heavy fighter-interceptors to replace the MiG-31, but the MiG-31 itself will serve in the Air Force until 2026. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to the general director of the company Sergei Korotkov.
“The MiG Corporation is already developing heavy fighter-interceptors to replace the MiG-31. But the MiG-31 will serve until 2026,” Korotkov said.
The Russian aircraft manufacturing corporation MiG, using internal economic reserves, is developing a new interceptor that should replace the MiG-31. This was reported by CEO of the corporation Ilya Tarasenko. Development based on analogy with promising fighter and the bomber is called the “Advanced Aviation Complex for Long-Range Interception” (PAK DP).
Currently, development is at the stage of selecting the aircraft concept and working out its technical appearance. That is, before receiving a completely finished product, based on the experience of creating this kind of machines, it will take at least another 10 years. These are the dates that the corporation calls - 2028. The date is also tied to the moment when the MiG-31 will require the next upgrade. If a new fighter appears on time, modernization will most likely not be needed.
It would seem that by 2028 the MiG-31, which was put into service in 1981, will be completely old. It will be almost fifty years old, which is normal only for military transport and long-range aviation aircraft. However, as it turns out, Soviet designers built a huge flight and technical resource into our interceptor. The aircraft currently holds the absolute speed record among all aircraft, including the best foreign fighters. And equipped with the world's longest-range air-to-air missile.
That is, when NATO reconnaissance aircraft are dangerously approaching the Russian borders, the MiG-31 is capable, without particularly straining, of catching up with them and giving a crushing response. If the best American F-22 fighters in the world decide to visit us as “uninvited guests,” then their chances of returning to their airfields with impunity are slim. Since the MiG-31 in conjunction with ground-based systems Radio technical troops capable of fighting any stealth aircraft. And the principle of “seen first, hit first” is on the side of a Russian interceptor with an ultra-long-range missile, aiming at a target, say, using the Nebo-M radar.
In addition, the interceptor was recently upgraded to the MiG-31BM modification. And this is a completely modern fighter, in terms of avionics quality.
The fact that the Russian aircraft was far ahead of its time is evidenced by irrefutable facts. This fighter, which became the first Soviet fourth-generation aircraft, began entering air defense aviation units in 1980. And until 2000, it was the only one in the world with an airborne radar with a phased array antenna. Until now, the MiG-31 is the fastest (3000 km/h) and highest altitude (20000 m) in the world. At one time, the Americans tried to surpass its capabilities by developing the F-14 Tomcat interceptor, which was also armed with a long-range missile. However, the F-14 could not even come close to the MiG in terms of its main characteristics.
The main quality of an interceptor is the limit of interception. That is, the removal of a target, when the interceptor, starting on alarm, is able to catch up with it and destroy it. With a target speed of 2.35 M for the MiG-31, this parameter is 720 km. For the “American”, a target flying at a speed of only 1.5 M is reachable no further than at a distance of 250 km. At a subsonic speed of 0.8 M, the limits are: 1250 km and 800 km.
And this despite the fact that the American’s missile range is 25 km higher - 185 km versus our 160 km. However, the capabilities of airborne radars are incommensurable. The F-14 could simultaneously track only 4 targets, the MiG-31 - 18.
In 2006, the F-14 was retired from service. And replaced on aircraft carriers by the multirole fighter F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. It has more limited air interception capabilities than the F-14. With approximately the same flight characteristics as the F-14, its missiles have a range of 40 km. And the United States does not have ground interceptors at all, since the Americans believe that the North American continent is inaccessible to enemy aircraft.
And at this time the MiG-31 went even further forward. Since 2008, the interceptor has been modernized to the MiG-31BM modification. Almost all electronics on an airplane are changed. We added a super-long-range missile R-37, flying 300 km. And the cannon was removed because it makes no sense for a long-range interceptor that does not need to get involved in close combat. It is for this reason that the aircraft has a low maximum technical overload - only 5g. At the same time, in modern fighters designed to gain air superiority, this parameter reaches 9.5g.
The most important update is the Zaslon-M radar. The station detects bombers located at a distance of 400 km, fighters - at 320 km. In this case, 24 targets are tracked, and up to 8 can be attacked simultaneously. The updated interceptor has the ability to destroy aerodynamic targets with a speed of up to 5 M. As well as satellites in low (up to 150 km) orbits.
The MiG-31BM appeared new engine with increased thrust D-30F6M - 16500 hp. in afterburner instead of 15,500 hp. A two-channel optical-location system has been installed, which allows searching for targets without turning on the radar in order to reduce the interceptor's visibility.
The aircraft is also equipped with a modern station electronic warfare, operating in the radar and infrared ranges. It is possible to automatically target a target from a ground or airborne command post.
For the MiG-31BM the range of tasks to be solved has been somewhat expanded. Now the aircraft is also capable of operating against ground targets - the ammunition load includes anti-radar missiles, air-to-surface missiles, as well as adjustable aerial bombs.
Thus, the MiG-31BM strengthened its position as the world's best interceptor. However, at the end of the 2020s it will have to be replaced by a new aircraft, which should solve the same problems, but at a higher level. technical level.
Little is known about the promising development. All we can say for sure is that this will be a fifth-generation aircraft. With the inherent qualities of this generation - radar with an active phased array antenna, non-afterburning supersonic speed, low visibility, integration into a single information field for network-centric operations, a high level of computerization, when the control system is able to “think” at the level of the pilot and operator. In this case, super maneuverability is not required.
RSK MiG has a certain groundwork for creating a new machine. Here, in the 80s, active work was carried out to develop the line of successful MiG-25 and MiG-31 interceptors. By the end of the 80s, five prototypes were created, which became a deep modernization of the original modification. The airframe was partially adjusted, the take-off weight was increased by 5 tons, and new equipment appeared. The tests have begun. However, soon the money ran out and everything stopped.
Some of this was used in the MiG-31BM. Something might be useful for PAK DP. The design bureau can also use the groundwork for the MiG-1.44 front-line fighter, the prototype of which has already flown, but the work was subsequently curtailed. This aircraft is capable of reaching a speed of 3200 km/h.
However, the American magazine The National Interest, which sometimes spreads the most incredible rumors, seems to know about the new development even what is unknown to the developer himself. He claims that the new interceptor (incorrectly calling it MiG-41) will reach hypersonic speed (though slightly less - 4500 km/h) and will be armed with hypersonic missiles.
However, this was not enough for the authors of the publication. A certain “aviation expert” is quoted as saying: “A new long-range interceptor on the MiG was already being developed in the early 90s under the code “Project 701”. New development was not similar to previous Migov fighters and, according to its characteristics, was supposed to become the most powerful combat air defense aircraft with an expected speed of up to 7,000 kilometers. But there wasn’t enough money.”
Undoubtedly, American pilots read this in order to lift their spirits. A sort of American Petrosyan.
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