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Key Points – On September 6, 1976, Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected by flying his advanced MiG-25 “Foxbat” interceptor to a civilian airport in...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The Soviet Mikoyan MiG-31 “Foxhound,” developed as a sophisticated successor to the MiG-25, became a formidable long-range interceptor designed to counter...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25, known by its NATO reporting name “Foxbat,” is one of the most iconic aircraft of the Cold War era. Designed by...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
This was a defection from the Soviet Union worthy of a Hollywood movie. It featured a frustrated Russian fighter pilot who turned on his...