The MiG-25 "Foxbat," developed by the Soviet Union's Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in response to U.S. U-2 and SR-71 ...

The still-unmatched wonder, even to this day, in the annals of aviation history is Lockheed’s SR-71 Blackbird, which was ...

MiG-31: Replacing a Flawed Fighter The MiG-25 was a single-seat fighter with impressive speed, altitude, and rate of climb. However, it was flawed in certain respects. It lacked maneuverability at ...

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat travels at a top speed of Mach 2.8, or roughly 2,150 mph at high altitudes, making it the second fastest jet on Earth. The jet had advantages over others and set ...

The Russian Air Force may be hollowing itself out from the inside faster than Ukraine is destroying it from the outside.

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 ...

To make matters worse, growing development problems with its new Su-57 stealth fighter meant that Russia had to depend even more on late Cold War designs which included the Su-27/30, MiG-29, and Su-25 ...

Steve Martin had a bit that was like a fake infomercial where he says, “You can be a millionaire and never pay taxes!” The instructions were, “First, get a million dollars. Then ...

A Russian MiG-31 jet carrying a Kinzhal missile takes off from the Hemeimeem air base in Syria on June 25, 2021. Ukraine destroyed a MiG-31 and two cargo planes in an attack on an airfield ...

As of August 2024, Ukraine has received several dozen F-16 fighters but has not yet used them in combat. Ukrainian personnel are still learning how to operate and maintain the aircraft. The United ...

Starved for space as annual visitors increase, the New England Air Museum plans a $25 million expansion meant to widen ...

Russia's MiG-25 Foxbat Fighter Made the U.S. Air Force 'Freak' The MiG-25 "Foxbat," developed by the Soviet Union's Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in response to U.S. U-2 and SR-71 reconnaissance ...