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 huge get. Here's what happened.

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, ...

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 ...

The Soviet-developed MiG-25 "Foxbat" almost defies classification, as it can operate as an interceptor jet to counteract long range bomber planes or fighter jets and do double duty as a spy plane, ...

The Foxbat could fly at extreme speeds—but in doing so, it would risk damage to the airframe and engines, which were far less sophisticated than their American counterparts. The National Museum of the ...