ZHUKOVSKY, Moscow region. Aug 20 (Interfax-AVN) - The Russian Air Force is modernizing Mikoyan MiG-31 heavy interceptor aircraft, Air Force Commander Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said on Thursday.
"That is a very good aircraft. We are modernizing it with new avionics and radar systems," he said.
The Air Force will have nine squads of twelve modernized MiG-31BM, Zelin said.