How A Russian Pilot Defected with A Mach 2.83 MiG-25 ‘Foxbat’ Fighter

How A Russian Pilot Defected with A Mach 2.83 MiG-25 ‘Foxbat’ Fighter

Summary and Key Points: Christian D. Orr, a senior defense editor and former Air Force officer, recounts the definitive intelligence coup of the Cold War: the defection of Viktor Belenko. -Flying a MiG-25 Foxbat from Vladivostok to Hakodate, Japan, Belenko handed the West the keys to the world’s fastest interceptor. -This 19FortyFive report analyzes how […] The post How A Russian Pilot Defected with A Mach 2.83 MiG-25 ‘Foxbat’ Fighter appeared f…