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The MiG-31 entered service in 1981 to guard Soviet airspace against American bombers. Rather than retire it after the Cold War, Russia kept rebuilding...
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Would a Chinese pilot ever defect with his or her J-20 stealth fighter? History says it could happen: Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected to...
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A Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat fired a Soviet AA-6 air-to-air missile at an SR-71 Blackbird flown by U.S. Air Force Colonel David Cobb near Vladivostok....
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The MiG-25 Foxbat was a supersonic interceptor built by the Soviet Union in the 1970s. This aircraft was designed to protect Soviet airspace from...
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The Soviet Union built the MiG-25 Foxbat to counter U.S. bombers and the SR-71 Blackbird. On paper, it could reach Mach 3.2. The realistic...
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Summary and Key Points: Senior Defense Editor Christian D. Orr analyzes the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31 “Foxhound,” a supersonic interceptor that evolved from the MiG-25 “Foxbat.”...
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Summary and Key Points: The MiG-25 Foxbat arrived in 1970 wrapped in fear and secrecy, sold as a Soviet air-defense monster built to sprint...
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Key Points and Summary – Born to stop America’s planned XB-70 Valkyrie, the MiG-25 Foxbat evolved into one of the Cold War’s most feared...
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Article Summary – In May 1989, Soviet MiG-29 pilot Aleksandr Zuyev pulled off one of the Cold War’s most daring defections. -Disillusioned with the...