| Role | Interceptor aircraft |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Mikoyan |
| First flight | 16 September 1975 |
| Introduction | 6 May 1981 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | Russian Air Force Kazakhstan Air Force |
| Number built | approx. 400 |
| Unit cost | US$57–60 million |
General characteristics
- Crew: Two (pilot and weapons system officer)
- Length: 22.69 m (74 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 13.46 m (44 ft 2 in)
- Height: 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 61.6 m² (663 ft²)
- Empty weight: 21,820 kg (48,100 lb)
- Loaded weight: 41,000 kg (90,400 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 46,200 kg (101,900 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Soloviev D-30F6 afterburning turbofans
- Dry thrust: 93 kN (20,900 lbf) each
- Thrust with afterburner: 152 kN (34,172 lbf) each
- Maximum speed:
- Combat radius: 1,450 km (900 mi) at Mach 0.8/ 720 km (447 mi) at Mach 2.35
- Ferry range: 3,300 km (2,050 mi)
- Service ceiling: 20,600 m (67,600 ft)
- Rate of climb: 208 m/s (41,000 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 665 kg/m² (136 lb/ft²)
- Thrust/weight: 0.85
- Maximum g-load: 5 g
- 1× GSh-6-23 23 mm cannon with 260 rounds.
- Fuselage recesses for 4× R-33 (AA-9 'Amos') (or for MiG-31M/BM only 6× R-37 (AA-X-13 'Arrow') long-range air-to-air missiles)
- 4 underwing pylons for a combination of:
- 2× R-40TD1 (AA-6 'Acrid') medium-range missiles, and
- 4× R-60 (AA-8 'Aphid')
- 4× R-73 (AA-11 'Archer') short-range IR missiles,
- 4× R-77 (AA-12 'Adder') medium-range missiles.
- Some aircraft are equipped to launch the Kh-31P (AS-17 'Krypton') and Kh-58 (AS-11 'Kilter') anti-radiation missiles in the suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) role.