This is providing a very big ‘if’, the USAF decides to commit the F-22A to combat. The way things are going, it will probably not see combat in the near future. The F-15 and the F-22 would only ever face off against one another if the U.S. were to attack Russia. The U.S. is not going to do that. Why? Russia still has nuclear missiles pointed at Washington.

That rhetoric is obtuse.

If Russia did not have nukes, why would the U.S. attack.
Even with out nukes, assuming the U.S. had brain worms and decided to go to war for a look see; Russia could make Alaska a hell hole.

mig-31 radar obviously much better than F-106 , f-106 is a very old aircraft , it’s radar probably only as good as mig-21bis , equal pilot skill there no way for f-15 to win

The radar system cold see hundreds of miles in the fifties; the Six was updated every single year it was in service to the very end.
I spoke with technicians who worked on them and they said they were removing and installing updated boxes in it continually.
Not replacement versions of the same box.

The Six when it was retired, although they did not install the look down-shoot down hardware that was proposed could see much farther out than an F-15 as it had an interception system far more developed than the Eagle had.
It updated missiles.
The advanced Falcon was cancelled but it is said the Swedish versions of the Falcons finally made it all it could be.
Had the Aim-4h got the go ahead, it could have equaled the Eagle in all but thrust to weight while greatly exceeding its ability to stay aloft without a tanker.
Serious thought had been given to keeping it flying longer but TAC did not like the old ADC command boys and the money that would/should have kept not only the Six but the Thud flying much longer went into R. Strange McNamara’s F-111 fetish.
While the Soviet Union was working on what would become the Mig-31, the U.S. developed an aircraft that had too many shortcomings verses attributes.

The fact the U.S. now has F-16s flying U.S. continental air defense, and an Eagle can spank an F-16, shows how much of a cluster-f the U.S. military was/is.

As I said the Mig-31 is the only and best interceptor flying.
I hope that Russia builds another true interceptor.

One thing to remember that Mig 31 primarily role in war was not to engage enemy fighters even though the current version of the R33S is quite maneuverable and is capable of shooting down modern maneuvering fighters such as F15. Mig31 primary role was to shoot down enemy AWACS and Tankers and a large force of Mig 31 such as Russian VVS posses can easily paralyze the US airforce or Navy aviation or any western airforces by attacking and easily destroying its AWACS and Tankers. F15,F18E and even F22 escort will not be able to stop and protect against a Mig31 attack vs AWACS and Tankers consisting of about 12 or even less Mig31 flying at 75,000ft+ and mach 2.4-2.7+ and launching its missles 100+ miles away. Also R33S is not a direct equivalent of the ancient AIM 54C phoenix,R33S has greater range and is much more maneuverable than the AIM 54C phoenix missle. So if you are in an AWACS or Tanker and you have a group of Mig31 attacking you,then might as well kiss your a$$ goodbye as no friendly fighter will save you and you are too slow to get away.

I am sure an AWACS, used by any air force has the most sophisticated ECM in existance.

The AWACS could see the Migs, or any opposition before the opposition could see it.

An AWACS could be destroyed but those attacking would have the “failure is not an option” attitude as if they were defending their own mother.

The price would be high, of course this is the reason air forces used to have interceptors in the high hundreds if not more.

The Mig-31 is the best, and now the only, interceptor still flying.

Hopefully, if Russia does build a new interceptor to replace the Mig-31, it will be able to turn and burn and not just go fast in a straight line.

I think the only tactic that would work against the latest missiles is putting a mountain, or a large foot-hill, between your aircraft and said missile.

If anyone here thinks all those drones destroyed by the U.S. Air Force were just to make sure a missile worked, you would be wrong.

Pilots like to know what an opposing missile can or cannot do, due to the law’s of physics.

Failure to know gets good people killed.

Sitting on that toilet lid will give them a sore buttocks much quicker than a real chair, so metro-sexual dweebs will not take up time just sitting there and playing with their electronic gizmos wasting space.

taiwan is led by rebel army that is hostile to china so it is still in a war and legally china can attack.

ROFLMAO!

General Vo Nguyen Giap might not have agreed with you:D

N. Viets never won a single military battle unless you mean Giap knew the Democrats in Washington were going to cut and run when the S. Viets needed them most.