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Russia is fighting its war with the fastest combat jet on Earth — and it can’t build a single new one

No combat jet in service flies faster than Russia's MiG-31. It carries the Kinzhal hypersonic missile, reaches into Ukrainian ...

Russia just sent its heaviest and fastest interceptor to guard the Arctic, and the MiG-31BM’s top speed is the part that unsettles NATO

Russia’s MiG-31BM interceptor patrols the Arctic. See why the jet's speed and reach have NATO watching this warming region ...

These are 5 of the fastest military aircraft ever built

When standard physics said it couldn't be done, these designers rewrote the rules. Step inside the absolute limits of ...