A Russian pilot claimed he was able to lock his missiles onto an SR-71 during one incident ... Source: Globalsecurity.org. Unlike the MiG-25, it has a backseat for the Weapons Systems Officer ...

Both the MiG-25 and MiG-31 are Cold War-era tools designed to be lightning-fast interceptors with the MiG-25 also capable of reconnaissance. The USSR wanted to keep its secrets and couldn't afford ...