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How 2 Russian Pilots Defected with Mach 2.83 MiG-25 and Mach 2.3 MiG-29 Fighters

During the Cold War, two Soviet pilots handed the West priceless insights by flying their jets to freedom. In 1976, Viktor ...
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Mach 3.2 MiG-25 ‘Foxbat’ Fighter Has A Message for the U.S. Air Force

The MiG-25 Foxbat was the USSR’s answer to fast intruders: climb hard, sprint high, and intercept before they reached Soviet ...
Jalopnik

How One Soviet Pilot Pulled The Sheet Off The Ghostly MiG-25

The MiG-25 Foxbat was an incredible rat rod of a plane—heavy, big and extraordinarily powerful—and it indirectly led to the development of Western planes like the F-15 Eagle. In the 1970s, the United ...
The National Interest

MiG-31 Foxhound: A Russian Fighter That Can Hit Mach 3.2 (The Engine Could Break)

Summary and What You Need to Know: The Mikoyan MiG-31 “Foxhound” is a supersonic interceptor that replaced the flawed MiG-25 “Foxbat.” Developed in the 1970s, the MiG-31 was designed to address the ...
The National Interest

MiG-25 Foxbat: Russia’s Mach 2.83 Fighter Looks Like a Big Failure

In the late 1960s, the USSR debuted what appeared to be the world’s deadliest fighter. The MiG-25 (NATO term “Foxbat”) could outrun any fighter in the air, and indeed any military aircraft other than ...