R-15B-300
R-15B-300 afterburning turbojet produced by UEC-Salyut for the MiG-25 and its modifications. The official UEC history establishes the exact model and historical application boundary; current production or in-service status is not asserted here.
Identity
- Aliases
- R15B-300R-15B-300R15Б-300
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- turbojet
- Name
- R-15B-300
- Status
- unknown
Details
- Description
- R-15B-300 afterburning turbojet produced by UEC-Salyut for the MiG-25 and its modifications. The official UEC history establishes the exact model and historical application boundary; current production or in-service status is not asserted here.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 15:57:02 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 16:51:06 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- UEC-Salyut official history states that serial production of the R15B-300 engine began in 1962 for the MiG-25 and its modifications, establishing the exact designation and historical application boundary.
- Publisher
- United Engine Corporation / UEC-Salyut
- Title
- History of UEC-Salyut
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force technical notes identify two Tumansky R-15B-300 turbojets with afterburner on the exhibited MiG-25RB, supporting the engine kind, afterburning wording, and two-engine count.
- Publisher
- National Museum of the United States Air Force
- Title
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- The U.S. Army Worldwide Equipment Guide describes the MiG-25 as having two engines buried side by side in the aft fuselage and gives the related R-15BD-300 engine designation; this supports the family-level fuselage placement while preserving the exact R-15B-300 identity boundary.
- Publisher
- U.S. Army Combined Arms Center
- Title
- Worldwide Equipment Guide 2011, Volume 2: Airspace and Air Defense Systems