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since roughly 2014 the Russian
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information space has continued to
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publish articles that supposedly
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describe a Next Generation Interceptor
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that is believed to be being developed
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in the country under the designation Mig
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41 at first glance there appears to be a
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significant number of publications of
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this type often presenting unrealistic
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claims about the combat capabilities of
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a nearly Hypersonic aircraft the subject
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has been a topic of media attention for
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more than a decade as of early 2025 what
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is known about this project product 701
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also known as the mdp project is a late
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Soviet long- range supersonic aircraft
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that has received some Russian media
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coverage if the USSR had not dissolved
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the Mig 41 could have received
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designation by the late 1990s the 62 ton
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aircraft displayed little resemblance to
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the Mig 25 and Mig 31 series and based
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on its unique features had the potential
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to become the most potent fifth
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generation air defense combat aircraft
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the team of developers aimed for a
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supersonic cruising speed of 2.2 mock
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kmph and a range of up to 7,000 km it
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was expected that the aircraft's utmost
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speed would not exceed 2,500
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kmph nevertheless the stated maximum
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speed of the Mig 41 in 2014 to 2015
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suggested that it was not a direct
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successor to the mdp but rather a
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continuation of the Mig 25 and Mig 31
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line although those aircraft were
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capable of reaching maximum speeds of 3
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to 3.2 Mach the Mig 41 is supposedly
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designed to exceed those limits by
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reaching speeds of 4.3 Mach
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4,500 kmph although the media has been
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briefed on nearly every defense industry
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development up until 2022 concrete
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information regarding the Mig 41 project
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has yet to be disclosed the Mig design
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Bureau faced significant challenges in
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the implementation of potential projects
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including the mig29 and Mig 35 programs
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which remain uncertain there is
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virtually no discussion regarding the
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development of a new aircraft that will
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31 however the Mig 31s will start their
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retirement in the late 2030s as their
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service life ends following substantial
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modifications in the 2010s and early
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2020s this raises the question of why
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Russia needs a high-speed Interceptor in
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the future the speed of interceptors as
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missile platforms is decreasing in
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2020s why is this happening exorbitant
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costs are associated with the
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development of such an aircraft such as
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the use of special Alloys the
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development of new engines and the
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development of faster air-to-air
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missiles additionally it would not
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participate in handling fast Maneuvers
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like the Sue 57 for example the Mig 31
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is capable of accelerating at a rate
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that exceeds that of any other combat
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aircraft in existence however it is not
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intended for highly maneuverable aerial
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combat it is responsible for a swift
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Dash to the Target the launch of a
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variety of missiles from a distance of
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up to 300 km and the return to the base
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the Mig 31 is not well suited for
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close-range combat as it is essentially
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a flying platform with potent radar and
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missiles however it can resort to its
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gun if necessary its maximum GeForce
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tolerance is a mere 5G which is nearly
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half that of modern fighter aircraft on
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the other hand the Su 57 is capable of
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Performing comparable duties and if
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required engaging in close-range
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furthermore the Su 57s high altitude
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Mission speed which attains a maximum of
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2,600 kmph is comparable to that of the
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Mig 31 furthermore it is capable of
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SuperSonic Cruise in contrast to the
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Soviet Interceptor subsonic cruising
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speed so why has the Sue 57 not totally
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replaced the Mig 31 the solution comes
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within the limitations of cost and
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production schedule by 2028 76 units of
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the soue 57 7 a new aircraft with highly
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sophisticated capabilities will be in
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production meanwhile more than 100 Mig
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31s are still operational and are
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currently undertaking modernization
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which is significantly less
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expensive in addition the Mig 31k
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version is a platform for Hypersonic
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kinsall missiles which enables the
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carrying out of strikes on distant
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targets without breaching the enemy's
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range the development of a super
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aircraft with increased Mig 31
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capabilities even with a maximum speed
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kmph as a weapons platform and radar
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carrier would be both impractical and
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prohibitively expensive the development
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of a maneuverable super aircraft with
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comparable specifications is almost
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unimaginable is something currently
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development the appearance of certain
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information in official media indicates
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that something is indeed in development
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for instance rosc official website
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announced in January 2021 that the
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development of the next generation of
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Interceptor aircraft has begun the
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project for the prospective Airborne
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complex for long range interception pack
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DP is at the research and development
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stage Rosy skaya gazetta reported
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similar information in the Autumn of
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2020 citing mig's director the pack DP
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will be based on the Mig 31's concept it
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is expected that development will
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2028 however no official or credible
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Source has confirmed whether this is the
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Mig 41 or its design so far the Mig 41
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project has been primarily a collection
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of rumors and speculations regarding a
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concept for a future Russian Interceptor
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the prospective Airborne complex for
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interception the aircraft's capabilities
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have been the subject of numerous
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unsubstantiated claims from 2014 to
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2025 now do you think Mig 41 is a real
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