The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-25; NATO reporting name: Foxbat) is a supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft that is among the fastest military aircraft to enter service.

Jul 20, 2022 · Despite all its faults, the Foxbat had one feature that made it popular with the Russians who maintained it — an unusual and not particularly effective air-conditioning system that relied upon the evaporation of a mixture of distilled water and 240 liters of …

Nov 9, 2024 · What You Need to Know: The Soviet MiG-25 “Foxbat” was a high-speed interceptor designed to counter U.S. spy planes like the U-2 and SR-71. With stainless steel construction and Tumansky R-15B-300...

On September 6, 1976, Lieutenant Viktor Belenko of the Soviet Air Defense Forces defected by flying his Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25P "Foxbat" aircraft from near Vladivostok in the Far East of the Soviet Union to Hakodate Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture of Japan.

Apr 23, 2021 · The Foxbat sought to answer the Soviet Union’s need to protect its airspace from fast, high-flying U.S. bombers.

Oct 31, 2021 · In the late 1960s, the USSR revealed the existence of the aircraft that appeared to be the world’s deadliest fighter, the MiG-25 (NATO reporting name “Foxbat”). This aircraft could outrun any fighter in the air, and indeed any military aircraft other than the SR-71 Blackbird.

Jul 26, 2020 · Envisioned as an interceptor designed to destroy U.S. supersonic bombers and high-flying spy planes, the Foxbat also put its high speed to good use as a reconnaissance aircraft and, to less good...

Dec 9, 2024 · The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (NATO designation: "Foxbat") remains one of the most iconic aircraft in aviation history, celebrated for its exceptional speed, altitude, and reconnaissance capabilities.

May 14, 2014 · The latest variant MiG-25BM or Foxbat-F is basically a MiG-25RB with ECM equipment instead of the reconnaissance equipment. It is developed for the suppression of enemy air defences, especially SAM radar sites and is armed …

Jul 19, 2013 · When he brought his MiG-25 “Foxbat” to Hakodate he gave the Western intelligence officers the opportunity to give a first close look at one of the most secret airplanes of those years: a...