Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat Aircraft Family
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 was a Soviet twin-engine high-speed aircraft family developed to intercept high-altitude threats and conduct reconnaissance at extreme speed. Its large airframe, powerful radar, and Mach 2.83 performance made it one of the most consequential Cold War aircraft, while the MiG-25R/RB reconnaissance variants extended the family into strategic imaging and electronic intelligence. Soviet exports and later service across Iraq, Syria, Algeria, Libya, and other air forces gave the Foxbat a global operational footprint.
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Identity
- Aliases
- MiG-25FoxbatMiG-25PMiG-25RMiG-25RBYe-155E-155
- Family Name
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25
- Full Name
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat Aircraft Family
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissance
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 was a Soviet twin-engine high-speed aircraft family developed to intercept high-altitude threats and conduct reconnaissance at extreme speed. Its large airframe, powerful radar, and Mach 2.83 performance made it one of the most consequential Cold War aircraft, while the MiG-25R/RB reconnaissance variants extended the family into strategic imaging and electronic intelligence. Soviet exports and later service across Iraq, Syria, Algeria, Libya, and other air forces gave the Foxbat a global operational footprint.
- First Flight Year
- 1,964
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Two exact R-15B-300 afterburning turbojets; UEC-Salyut MiG-25 installation evidence.
- Name
- MiG-25 exact R-15B-300 configuration
- Notes
- UEC-Salyut identifies R15B-300 for the MiG-25 and its modifications; this family-level option records the documented twin-engine MiG-25 branch without inferring a narrower interceptor or reconnaissance subvariant.
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 14:24:53 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 15:58:23 UTC