Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25
Soviet fighter aircraft family
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Summary
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,039 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Soviet Union[3]
- Operator: Algeria[4], Armenia[5], Azerbaijan[6], Syria[7], Algerian Air Force[8]
- Manufacturer: Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG[9], Sokol[10]
- Developer: Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG[11]
- Subclass of: interceptor[12]
- Part of: Algerian Air Force MiG-25 fleet[13], multi-role combat aircraft[14]
- Has use: aerial interception[15]
- Commons category: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25[16]
- Country of origin: Soviet Union[17]
- Powered by: Tumansky R-15[18]
- Armament: R-40[19]
- NATO reporting name: Foxbat[20]
- First flight: March 5, 1964[21]
- Service entry: 1970[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25[23]
- Commons gallery: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25[24]
- Total produced: 1190[25]
- Described by source: Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[26]
- Native label: МиГ-25[27]
- Length: 19.75 m[28], 21.33 m[29]
- Height: 6.10 m[30]
- Wingspan: 14.01 m[31], 12.5 m[32]
- Maximum operating altitude: 20,700 m[33]
- Derivative work: Mikoyan MiG-31[34]
Why It Matters
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]