The TERRIFYING Supersonic Jet Of Russia: "The MiG-25 Foxbat!"

The TERRIFYING Supersonic Jet Of Russia: "The MiG-25 Foxbat!"

The MiG-25 (NATO reporting name "Foxbat"), like the Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear" and the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 "Fishbed," became emblematic of the Soviet aviation threat posed to the West (and her respective interests globally) throughout the latter half of the Cold War. The high-speed, high-altitude interceptor set records from the start and would serve in some quantity with air forces within the Soviet sphere of influence for decades.

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Their most significant actions were during the Iran-Iraq War, with some moderate achievements, and less so during the 1991 Gulf War, when several were destroyed on the ground by coalition forces. Regardless, the MiG-25 was a strong aircraft in every meaning of the term, and it was a lethal design when combined with appropriate facilities and well-trained troops.

Despite being designed to compete with the intended North American B-70 "Valkyrie" jet-powered bomber series, the MiG-25 went down in aviation history as a successful Soviet-era endeavor whose fruits can still be valued today, albeit in restricted service numbers.

The MiG-25 performed admirably in countering the Lockheed SR-71 espionage plane and forcing the costly development (and eventual manufacture) of the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle air superiority series. Eventually, 1,190 MiG-25s of various kinds were built to perform interception, reconnaissance, ELINT, training, and bombing missions.

The MiG-25 would never be mistaken for a "committed" fighter since her fast operational speed, poor out-of-the-cockpit visibility, and rapid usage of fuel prevent her from any long-term aerial battle. Instead, she evolved into a highly specialized thoroughbred with the single-minded lethal goal of interception, guided to her targets by strong ground-based radar systems and armed with a healthy arsenal of hard-hitting missiles.

In the AA-6 "Acrid" series, the MiG-25 used some of the largest missiles (19.5 feet in length) ever equipped to an aircraft, capable of engaging targets up to 50 miles away. Foxbats were thus stationed on both sides of the Soviet Empire, defending its airspace from whatever the West might produce. The weapons race was in full flow, and every advance necessitated a key counter-move.

Under the development designation of XB-70 "Valkyrie," the United States Air Force began work on a long-range, supersonic strategic bomber capable of Mach 3+ speeds and altitudes of up to 70,000 feet in the late 1950s. North American Aviation, the designer and developer of the World War II-era war-winning P-51 Mustang fighter, was charged with its creation.

The aim behind such an airframe was to provide Soviet air defenses with an untouchable target, outclassing the most advanced interceptors or surface-to-air missile systems at the time and those tasked with protecting the enormous Soviet airspace.

The United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command envisioned a fleet of B-70 bombers in its arsenal, giving it a decisive advantage in surveillance and munitions delivery capabilities if the Cold War ever became "hot." In response to the XB-70, the Soviets created a counter-program to strengthen its aging and restricted air defense network - a projected Mach 3-capable human interceptor to serve directly with the PVO - the Soviet Air Defense Force. The aircraft's development began in the middle of 1959.

The Valkyrie was a huge aircraft that featured six afterburning turbojet engines and an amazing streamlined body. However, even before the intended bomber took to the sky, missile technology began to evolve at such a rapid speed that intercontinental ballistic missiles quickly took over the job of proposed high-level, fast bombers.

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