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MiG-31 Foxhound

Spill tipped me that Russia has delivered 6 MiG-31 Foxhound interceptors to Syria. The Foxhound is a capable long range high altitude air defense platform. But it’s a lousy dogfighter.  It was intended to counter US B-52s and B-1s. How it fits into Syria’s air defense plans is a bit of a mystery to me.…

Spill tipped me that Russia has delivered 6 MiG-31 Foxhound interceptors to Syria. The Foxhound is a capable long range high altitude air defense platform. But it’s a lousy dogfighter.  It was intended to counter US B-52s and B-1s. How it fits into Syria’s air defense plans is a bit of a mystery to me.

Russia sends six fighter jets to Syrian administration

Speaking of the Foxhound, a Russian photographer decided it would be a good idea to slap half a dozen or so G0Pro cameras on one, and take it for a spin.

That’s a relatively low altitude, low speed flight. One wonders just how high you could get a GoPro before the extremely cold outside air temperature killed the batteries or otherwise shut down the camera.

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  1. TrT

    Completely stumped.
    I just cant think of anything, beyond maybe Russia just wanted rid of them.

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  2. LT Rusty

    Haven’t you heard? ISIS wasn’t satisfied with all the HMMWV’s and such that we gave them, so Obama is going to give them some B52’s and B1’s.

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  3. AuricTech

    Here’s an off-the-wall thought: assuming that the MiG-31s that Syria is receiving have a decent look-down/shoot-down radar system (maybe not Russian state-of-the art, but decent), perhaps the Syrians intend to use them as a poor country’s AWACS. ISTR the post-revolution Iranian air forces using their F-14 Tomcats that way.

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  4. xbradtc

    Maybe. It’s about as good an air to air radar as they have in service.

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