Mikoyan PAK DP

 

The Mikoyan PAK DP (RussianПАК ДП, short for: Перспективный авиационный комплекс дальнего перехватаromanizedPerspektivny aviatsionny kompleks dal'nego perekhvatalit.''Prospective air complex for long-range interception'') is a Russian programme to develop a stealth interceptor aircraft/heavy fighter under development by Mikoyan[2][3][4][5] to replace the Mikoyan MiG-31 in the Russian Air Force in mid-2020s or mid-2030s.[6][7][8] It is often referenced as Mikoyan MiG-41, because its project code is izd.41, but its official designation has never been given, as Russian planes only get their official designation when they are about to enter service.[9] According to the Russian defence analyst Vasily Kashin, the MiG-41 would be considered as a 5++ or 6th generation project.

In an interview for Russia Today, the Director General of RSK MiG, Ilya Tarasenko, speculated that it would be a new construction capable of Mach number 4–4.3, equipped with an anti-missile laser, and said would be able to operate at very high altitudes and even in near space. He also stated that it could be transformed into an unmanned version later. If purchased by the Russian Air Force, he said that the first production PAK DP would be completed in 2025.[18]

The aircraft may cruise at speeds of at least Mach 3 (3,700 km/h; 2,300 mph) and fly at high altitudes (at levels between the stratopause and the tropopause, i.e. below 45,000 meters and above 12,000 meters)[19] to cover the most amount of Russia's very large territory in the shortest period of time. It could use a variant of the Izdeliye 30 engines currently under development for the Su-57.[20][19] It was said that the PAK DP will use some stealth technology.[21]

An unmanned version is also under consideration.



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