Work on MiG-31’s successor to start only after 2020

Interfax reported that the MiG-31 will form the basis for a new interceptor – designated as MiG-41.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31BM in flight
By Konstantin Tyurpeko (http://russianplanes.net/id161326) [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

However, development for the new high altitude fighter will not start until 2020.

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