Russian MiG-31 fighter jet crashes in Far East

The above information was reported by RT from the Russian Pacific Fleet on July 4.

The plane went missing over the waters of Avacha Bay on the southeastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula.

The Russian military said: "The plane was not carrying ammunition."

The military has sent search and rescue teams to the crash site to search for the crew and debris from the plane.

According to AP news agency, other details related to the accident as well as the cause have not been disclosed.

Tiêm kích MiG-31 của Nga rơi ở vùng Viễn Đông - Ảnh 1.

MiG-31 fighter. Photo: TASS

Not long ago, in April, a MiG-31 fighter jet crashed during a training flight in a remote area, about 10 kilometers from the town of Monchegorsk in the Murmansk region. Both pilots ejected and were not in danger of death.

TASS news agency quoted a source in the Russian security agency as saying that a fighter jet engine caught fire while in flight. According to initial information, the fighter jet crashed into a lake.

According to RT , a similar incident occurred in Russia's Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine, at the end of February when a Su-25 of the Russian Aerospace Forces crashed due to technical problems.

The plane crashed in an uninhabited area, so there were no casualties or damage to infrastructure on the ground. However, in this case, the pilot died.

The MiG-31 is a two-seat supersonic interceptor fighter, capable of operating flexibly in a variety of weather conditions.

The aircraft is equipped with a 23 mm six-barreled cannon, adapted to be equipped with air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles, as well as supersonic ballistic missiles.

This is the world's first fighter jet equipped with a passive electronically scanned array radar, the upgraded version of which is capable of simultaneously tracking 24 targets and controlling missiles to attack 6 targets at the same time.

The MiG-31 began production in 1981 at the Sokol aircraft plant in Gorky and entered service with the Soviet Air Force in the 1980s.

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