The MiG-25 Foxbat: Cold War Bogeyman and the F-15 Eagle

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Explore the history of the MiG-25 Foxbat, the Mach 3.2 Soviet aircraft that terrified the West and spurred the development of the F-15 Eagle during the Cold War.

The MiG-25 Foxbat: Cold War Bogeyman and the F-15 Eagle

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A comprehensive lesson on the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat, covering its Cold War development as a high-speed interceptor, the engineering challenges of its massive engines and steel construction, and the high-stakes intelligence fallout from Viktor Belenko's 1976 defection to Japan.

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