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"The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Russian: \u041C\u0438\u043A\u043E\u044F\
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\u043D \u0438 \u0413\u0443\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0447 \u041C\u0438\u0413-25;\
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\ NATO reporting name: Foxbat) is a supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft\
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\ that was among the fastest military aircraft to enter service. It was designed\
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\ by the Soviet Union's Mikoyan-Gurevich bureau and is one of the few combat aircraft\
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\ built primarily using stainless steel. It was the last plane designed by Mikhail\
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\ Gurevich before his retirement. The first prototype flew in 1964, and the aircraft\
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\ entered service in 1970. The MiG-25 was theoretically capable of a maximum speed\
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\ exceeding Mach 3 and a ceiling of 27 km (89,000 ft). Its high speed was problematic:\
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\ although sufficient thrust was available to reach Mach 3.2, a limit of Mach 2.83\
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\ had to be imposed as the engines tended to overspeed and overheat at higher air\
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\ speeds, possibly damaging them beyond repair. The MiG-25 features powerful radar\
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\ and four air-to-air missiles. When first seen in reconnaissance photography, the\
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\ large wings suggested an enormous and highly maneuverable fighter, at a time when\
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\ U.S. design theories were also evolving towards higher maneuverability due to\
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\ combat performance in the Vietnam War. The appearance of the MiG-25 sparked serious\
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\ concern in the West and prompted dramatic increases in performance for the McDonnell\
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\ Douglas F-15 Eagle, then under development in the late 1960s. The capabilities\
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\ of the MiG-25 were better understood by the west in 1976 when Soviet pilot Viktor\
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\ Belenko defected in a MiG-25 to the United States via Japan. It turned out that\
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\ the aircraft's weight necessitated its large wings."
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introduced: 1970
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manufacturer: Mikoyan-Gurevich
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origin: USSR/Russia
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price: 17
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role: Strike Fighter
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max_range: 500
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variants:
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MiG-25RBT Foxbat-B: {}
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tasks:
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CAS: 70
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Strike: 150
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