MiG-25: The Soviet Speed Demon That Terrified the West When the MiG-25 Foxbat first appeared on Western radar, it sent shockwaves through NATO intelligence. Capable of flying at over Mach 3 and ...

In 1986, during the height of the Iran-Iraq War, a squadron of Iranian F-5 Tiger II fighters was sent on a mission they were ...

The MiG-25 Foxbat had up to four air-to-air missiles at its disposal, two radar-guided AA-6 and two R-40T that were infrared-guided weapons. The MiG-31 Foxhound can accommodate more weapons, ...

MiG-25 Foxbat in Combat. In combat the Foxbat had limited success. In 1971, a Soviet Foxbat operating out of Egypt turned on its afterburners and managed to escape several Israeli fighters by ...

One would down an F/A-18 from an Iraqi MiG-25 in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, with a second one causing damage to a USAF F-15 jet later that same year. The Foxbat's radar system was also severely ...

The MiG-25 (Foxbat) is a highly specialized aircraft capable of almost Mach 3. Despite its incredible speed, the Soviet Union primarily used it for interception, bombing, and reconnaissance.

The MiG-25, though, remained elusive for many years. All before a disgruntled Soviet pilot defected to Japan, handing the West a priceless MiG-25 Foxbat for examination.

A veteran wing commander who flew the aircraft, recalls, "Growing up as an ardent and aspiring aviator, I always dreamt of flying 2 machines -- The MiG-21 'Fishbed' and the MiG-25 'Foxbat'.

For years, the MiG-25 Foxbat remained the most feared fighter in the Soviet arsenal. Then a Russian pilot stole one. On September 6, 1976, ...

By Mohit Charan. Forty years ago, on August 25, 1981, Indian Air Force’s, then latest acquisition, the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25, rechristened as Garuda, flew its first sortie.

The MiG-25 (NATO reporting name: Foxbat) was one of the most awesome, yet most misunderstood, fighters of the Cold War.Envisioned as an interceptor designed to destroy U.S. supersonic bombers and ...