The cover artwork of the novel Firefox by Craig Thomas depicted a MiG-25, and the plane was described similarly to… Read More
‘The MiG-31 Foxhound pilot is defeated, lost in the race to survival before he realized the race had already begun,’… Read More
‘The Russian claim that the Kinzhal missile is “unstoppable” is false. It has already been shot down by a Patriot… Read More
‘I assumed the MiG-31 pilot would like nothing better than an opportunity to fire his missiles at an SR-71 Blackbird,’… Read More
The F-14 Tomcat wasn’t supposed to be a one trick pony like the F-15 Eagle. Often referred to as a… Read More
The Soviets did not need to 'steal' or 'get' any Tomcats: obtaining quite good intel on the F-14 - from… Read More
The Kazakhstan MoD reported the pilots were ordered to eject, but before they activated their seats, the crew managed to… Read More
The Foxhound was brought down by another MiG-31 which fired an R-33 air-to-air missile mistakenly. As we have reported two… Read More
Belenko’s defection was mentioned in the novel Firefox by Craig Thomas, on which Clint Eastwood’s movie is based. On Sep.… Read More
The MiG-25 was of special importance to the Soviet air defence, since (until the MiG-31 entered service) it was the… Read More
The fire started from the right engine. Both pilots have been saved; no one has been injured. A MiG-31 caught… Read More
Even if the wreckage of KAL 007 had fallen into international waters within the Sea of Japan, Kadena's F-15C Eagles… Read More
SR-71s flew off the coast of Russia, "taunting and toying with MiG-25s sent up to intercept them, scooting up to… Read More
Flying a re-engined MiG-25, Fedotov reached the record height of 123,523 feet (37,650 meters) above Podmoskovnoe, Russia On Aug. 31, 1977… Read More
PAK DP "will be an entirely new plane, where entirely new technologies to operate in the Arctic zone will be… Read More
The research and development work of PAK DP will start from 2019 As reported by Sputniknews, Ilya Tarasenko, director general… Read More
Both crew members reportedly ejected safely and a search and rescue helicopter was dispatched to the site of the incident… Read More
