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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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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
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.”...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A 2025 ranking of the five fastest operational military aircraft places Russia’s MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor at #1, with a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Born from the MiG-25, Russia’s MiG-31 “Foxhound” pairs brute speed with modern sensors to hunt high and fast. -Entering...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The MiG-25 Foxbat was the USSR’s answer to fast intruders: climb hard, sprint high, and intercept before they reached...
Ukraine War
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s FSB claims UK MI6 and Ukraine’s HUR tried to recruit MiG-31K crew to deliver a Kinzhal-armed jet to...
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Key Points and Summary – Russia’s MiG-31 remains pivotal thanks to rugged steel/titanium airframes, periodic depot overhauls, and major upgrades. -Variants like MiG-31BM add...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A triple MiG-31 incursion into Estonian airspace rattled NATO capitals and revived a key question: why is Russia’s 1980s...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – After Russian MiG-31s violated Estonian airspace for 12 minutes, NATO scrambled Italian F-35s and Tallinn invoked Article 4. -Czech...