"Typhoons vs MIG 31 Foxhound Fighters" Topic

"* Typhoon fighters scrambled four times in 36 hours to intercept Russians
* Vladimir Putin deployed MiG 31 Foxhound Fighters, bombers and spy craft
* It is thought to be the first time state-of-the-art Foxhounds have been used
* Defence Secretary Michael Fallon warned Putin that 'this is not a game'

A Typhoon pilot said it was the first time he had seen Russia deploy the Foxhound Fighter – one of the most formidable craft in its class, capable of firing long-range missiles up to 100 miles.

The Russian planes streaked along the fringes of Baltic airspace in an intense 36-hour period, prompting the deployment of state-of-the-art Typhoons from Amari airbase, Estonia…"

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It is a "game" until somebody gets hurt.

The Typhoon is much more advanced than the MiG-31 Foxhound, which is an interceptor and lacks the maneuverability of the Eurofighter.

True, in terms of close-in dogfighting, but the Mig-31 has a very capable, long-range radar, long-range missiles, and datalink, so they can probably fire their AAMs without even having to turn on their radar, enhancing the element of surprise.

Another option would be that one aircraft in their unit can detect the target(s) with its radar, and then pass that info along to others, to surprise their opponents.

Swedish aircraft have this capability too.

Not sure if the Typhoons do, but if not, they should.

According to Wiki Typhoons have a Link16 datalink.

There is an upgrade option for the radar to be upgraded to an electronically steered phased-array radar, but that won't be around until 2016-17.