Putin's Mainstay Aircraft, Russia’s MiG-31 ‘Super Foxbat’ Remains A Mystery To The West

Russian Air Force’s supersonic interceptor aircraft mig-31 ‘Foxhound.’ These combat jets have been in the service for over four decades, but they are still a mystery for the Western world, just like its predecessor MiG-25 ‘Foxbat.’
The Foxhound was the first combat aircraft in the world to use a phased array radar, the Zaslon. The sheer size and sophistication of the Zaslon notched up the situational awareness of the MiG-31s a notch above the rest.