Group : High-Speed Interceptors
Status : Retired - No Longer Operational
Also Known As : Foxbat, MiG-25BBT Foxbat B, MiG-25BM Foxbat F, MiG-25P Foxbat A, MiG-25PD Foxbat E, MiG-25PDS Foxbat E, MiG-25PU Foxbat C, MiG-25R Foxbat B, MiG-25RB Foxbat B, MiG-25RBF Foxbat D, MiG-25RBK Foxbat D, MiG-25RBS Foxbat D, MiG-25RBSh Foxbat D, MiG-25RBV Foxbat B, MiG-25RU Foxbat C, MiG-25U Foxbat C
Origin : Russia
Contractor : Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1970
First Flight : 1964
Total Production : 1,200

The Mig-25, dubbed Foxbat by NATO, is a twin-engine, single-seat, high-speed, high-altitude interceptor aircraft developed in the 1960s by the Soviet Union to counter American supersonic strategic bombers. Originally it was designed to match XB-70 Valkyria high-supersonic strategic bomber but this aircraft was cancelled by the United States Air Force. Mig-25 is able to fly at Mach 3 and is equipped with a wide range of air-to-air missiles. Continuous upgrades have allowed the Mig-25 aircraft to encompass new capabilities such as high-altitude reconnaissance, training and strike.

Mig-25 was criticized by its poor maneuverability. Many variants were deployed by the Soviet Air Force including two-seat models. It saw combat for the first time on the hands of Syrian pilots in the 1970s against the Israel Air Force. Like the Mig-23 it was deemed as a low performance aircraft due maybe by the lack of proper training of its pilots. During the Gulf War in 1991 an Iraqi Mig-25 was reported to have shot down a coalition F/A-18 Hornet aircraft.