Here was an aircraft with large air intakes ... while the wide intakes hinted at massive engines for crazy speeds. There were even concerns that the MiG-25 was made out of lightweight titanium.

When pilot Viktor Belenko defected 40 years ago, he did so in a mysterious Soviet plane – the MiG-25. BBC Future investigates the far-reaching effects of one of the Cold War’s most intriguing ...

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25, known by its NATO reporting name "Foxbat," is one of the most iconic aircraft of the Cold War era. Designed by the Soviet Union's Mikoyan-Gurevich bureau, the MiG-25 ...

The F-15 twin-engine, high-performance, all-weather air superiority fighter became operational in November 1974 as the first aircraft in ... Specifically, the MiG-25 Foxbat - the 3.2-Mach capable ...

His name was Lieutenant Viktor Belenko. He was there to defect, he said, along with his jet, a supersonic interceptor called an MiG-25. The plane had stoked fear among Western militaries for years.

His name was Lt. Viktor Belenko. He was there to defect, he said, along with his jet, a supersonic interceptor called a MiG-25. The plane had stoked fear among Western militaries for years.