The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has debuted a new exhibit, and a second one is on the way for the week of Dec. 20.

During a training mission near the Siberian airbase Chuguyevka, near Vladivostok, ussr pilot Viktor Belenko, flying his ...

In the late 1960s, the USSR debuted what appeared to be the world’s deadliest fighter. The MiG-25 (NATO term “Foxbat”) could outrun any fighter in the air, and indeed any military aircraft other than ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: However, the true inheritor of the Foxbat are the MiG-31 Foxhound, which continues, in Russian service, to perform its original patrol and interception missions, and ...

The MiG-25, which first took to the skies 50 years ago, has long been a trendsetter in aviation. Here’s what you need to know about this fighter-interceptor, which has served in the air forces of more ...

Forty years ago this month, Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko stole the top secret MiG-25 and defected to Japan, allowing the West to examine his country's most advanced jet fighter. On Sept. 6, 1976, ...

There was a time when the Americans ruled the skies with almost science fiction-looking planes, such as the SR-71 Blackbird. A supersonic surveillance bird that looked more like the jet from X-Men ...

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 ...

The West Thought the MiG-25 Was a Deadly, Agile Superfighter. What They Learned Was Surprising. 1430 Hrs. Local, September 6, 1976. Sea of Japan near Hakodate Airport, Hokkaido Prefecture. Jet fuel ...

Think you know all there is to know about the MiG-25? Check out these facts. The MiG-25, which first took to the skies 50 years ago has long been a trendsetter in aviation. Here’s what you need to ...