The Mig-25 Foxbat was designed to directly counter American aerial might. When it comes to Russia’s military capabilities, ...

The Samurra Air Battle took place during the First Gulf War, pitting American F-15s against Soviet MiG-25s. An Iraqi offensive aimed to break the airstrike blockade of American jets near the Iran ...

The Soviet Union's MiG-25 was a big, scary, high-speed fighter. That is, until Western governments got their hands on it, thanks to Soviet Flight Lieutenant Viktor Ivanovich Belenko. This post is ...

MiG-23s and MiG-25s. The Tomcat's world-class performance, combined with its powerful AWG-9 radar and a store of highly prized, 100 mile-capable AIM-54 Phoenix missiles, proved partly effective in ...

The MiG-31 needs about 3,900 feet to take off. Source: Globalsecurity.org. Unlike the MiG-25, it has a backseat for the Weapons Systems Officer to operate the Zaslon radar. The Zaslon S-800 ...

And, receptive to American influence, the Iranian air force was in need of a modern fighter with the ability to intercept Soviet MiG-25s who had been conducting surveillance flights in the region.

According to Flight Global’s world air force directory, at the start of 2022, Ukraine reportedly had 43 MiG-29s, twelve Su-24s, 17 Su-25s, and 26 Su-27s — plus another eight MiG-29s and six Su ...

The North African nation already fields the MiG-25 “Foxbat,” Sukhoi Su-30 “Flanker,” Sukhoi Su-24 “Fencer,” and MiG-29 “Fulcrum” fighters. The CEO of the Russian state-owned ...

MOSCOW, December 17. /TASS/. Over the past 24 hours, Russian air defense systems shot down two MiG-29 aircraft, one Su-25, and 91 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Ukrainian Armed Forces ...

MOSCOW, October 28. /TASS/. Russian air defense forces downed a Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jet and a MiG-29 fighter over the past day, according to the Russian Defense Ministry’s report.