This Historical Defection Forced Russia To Upgrade Its Old School MiG-25 To The MiG-31

During the Cold War, military secrets were at a premium, so when a Russian pilot decided to defect with his MiG 25, it was a ...

Legendary Cold War Spy Plane Back On Display After Almost 20 Years

After 20 years, the legendary Cold War plane that doubled as an interceptor and a spy plane is back on display. Here's what ...
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National Museum of the USAF to Display MiG-25 ‘Foxbat'

Recently, the National Museum of the USAF at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, announced the restoration of its Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (NATO codename: “Foxbat”), the only one of its kind displayed ...
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The Stolen MiG-25 "Foxbat" and Viktor Belenko's Defection of 1976

On the 6th of September 1976, a fighter-pilot of the Soviet Union did the unthinkable. During a training mission near the Siberian airbase Chuguyevka, near Vladivostok, ussr pilot Viktor Belenko, ...
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NATO F-35 stealth fighters scrambled to repel the Russian MiG-31s that breached alliance airspace

Three Russian MiG-31 jets violated Estonian airspace on Friday morning, flying there for 12 minutes. Recent incursions by Russia in NATO airspace are sparking rising tensions. After Russian MiG-31 ...