Less blows with "daggers": experts found out if the Russians have problems with MiG-31K

To spread: according to Russian sources, there are about 1500 engines D-30F6 in warehouses, so the enemy still has a "pillow of resources" for the further use of MiG-31 interceptors. After a long break of February 24, 2025, the Russian PKS again raised the Mig-31K fighters-carriers of aerobalist missiles "dagger", which caused air alarm throughout Ukraine. This event refutes the theory of critical lack of engines D-30F6, which was previously actively discussed on social networks.

However, the issue of the resource of these power plants and maintaining the MiG-31 park's combat capability remains open. This is stated in Defense Express. The authors of the material write that the MiG-31K, like other MiG-31 variants, are equipped with jet engines D-30F6, whose production was stopped in Soviet times. Their overhaul is only 300 hours, which requires frequent maintenance and replacement of spare parts.

Back in 2014, the Russian military declared a warehouse stock of 1,500 such engines, which was supposed to be enough for 20-30 years of operation. However, in May 2024, ODK-Persian Motors declared plans to restore the production of D-30F6, which indicates the exhaustion of inventories.

As for the number of MiG-31 aircraft, according to The Military Balance 2024, at the beginning of last year Russia is small: in Russia it remains from 130 to 150 MIG-31 for storage, which can be used as donor spare parts or for restoration and return In order. "That is, in other words, the Russians have a certain" pillow of resources "on their fleet Mi-31K and interceptors of the MiG-31B/BM, which can be" eaten "for a long time," analytics emphasized.