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Measured figures
MiG-31 · Length
Single source22.62 m (74 ft 3 in)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mikoyan MiG-31 | Sukhoi Su-30 |
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| Type | Interceptor aircraft , strike fighter[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Mikoyan-Gurevich/Mikoyan[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service with the Russian Air Force[source] | In service |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Empty; MiG-31 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; MiG-31 · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; MiG-31 · Max takeoff weight
Single source21,820 kg (48,105 lb)[source]
41,000 kg (90,390 lb)[source]
46,200 kg (101,854 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceCruise; MiG-31 · / Mach 2.35
Single sourceMaximum; MiG-31 · / Mach 2.83 at 21,500 m (70,500 ft)
Single source3,000 km/h (1,900 mph, 1,600 kn) / Mach 2.83 at 21,500 m (70,500 ft)[source]
2,500 km/h (1,600 mph, 1,300 kn) / Mach 2.35[source]
Maximum; Su-27PU/Su-30 · at high altitude
Single source2,120 km/h (1,320 mph, 1,140 kn) at high altitude[source]
MiG-31 · at Mach 0.8 and
Single sourceMiG-31 · Combat range
Single source1,450 km (900 mi, 780 nmi) at Mach 0.8 and 10,000 m (33,000 ft)[source]
MiG-31 · 2 × Soloviev D-30 F6 afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry
Single sourceMiG-31 · with afterburner
Single source2 × Soloviev D-30 F6 afterburning turbofan engines, 93 kN (21,000 lbf) thrust each dry, 152 kN (34,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · 2 × Saturn AL-31FL /FP Afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry
Single sourceSu-27PU/Su-30 · with afterburner
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | Russian Aerospace Forces Kazakh Air Defense Forces (historical)[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 519[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1975–1994[source] | 1992–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 6 May 1981[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| First flight | 16 September 1975 ( 1975-09-16 )[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Retired | 2023 (Kazakh Air Force)[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25[source] | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 35,550 lb (16,130 kg) internals, plus optional external fuel tanks[source] | 9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal[source] |
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| Guns | 1 × 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23 M rotary cannon with 260 rounds.[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 4 × semi-recessed under the fuselage and 4 × underwing pylons with capacity of up to 9,000 kg (20,000 lb) of ordnance , with provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : 4 × R-33 2 × R-40 RD/TD 4 × R-60 MK 4 × R-73 4 × R-77 4 × R-37 M (MiG-31BM only) 4 × R-77 M (MiG-31BM only)[source] | 12 hardpoints with a capacity of up to 8,000 kg (18,000 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : R-27 R/ER/T/ET/P/EA R-73 E/M RVV-AE (R-77)-1/M R-37M (on the SM2 variant) Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-29 TE/L Kh-59 M/ME Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-31 P Bombs: KAB-500KR general-purpose bomb KAB-500OD bomb KAB-1500KR GP bomb KAB-1500L laser-guided bomb FAB-500T GP bomb BETAB-500 SHP bomb ODAB-500PM bomb OFAB-250-270 bomb OFAB-100-120 bomb P-50T bomb RBK-500 cluster bombs SPBE-D bomb[source] |
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| g limits | 5+[source] | + 9[source] |
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| Wing loading | 665 kg/m 2 (136 lb/sq ft)[source] | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.85[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Missiles | Air-to-air missiles :[source] | Air-to-air missiles : R-27 R/ER/T/ET/P/EA R-73 E/M RVV-AE (R-77)-1/M R-37M (on the SM2 variant) Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-29 TE/L Kh-59 M/ME Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-31 P[source] |
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| Designer | — | Sukhoi[source] |
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| Built by | — | KnAAPO Irkut Corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (built by HAL in India under license)[source] |
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| Variants | — | Sukhoi Su-30MKI Sukhoi Su-30MKK Sukhoi Su-30MKM Sukhoi Su-30MKA[source] |
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| Rockets | — | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
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| Bombs | — | KAB-500KR general-purpose bomb KAB-500OD bomb KAB-1500KR GP bomb KAB-1500L laser-guided bomb FAB-500T GP bomb BETAB-500 SHP bomb ODAB-500PM bomb OFAB-250-270 bomb OFAB-100-120 bomb P-50T bomb RBK-500 cluster bombs SPBE-D bomb[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Max takeoff weight
Single source2 × Saturn AL-31FL /FP Afterburning turbofan engines, 74.5 kN (16,700 lbf) thrust each dry, 122.58 kN (27,560 lbf) with afterburner[source]