The UnDefeated King of South Asian Skies : IAF - Mig 25 Foxbat

[dbc]

Good news for Mig-25 fans the Russians are upgrading a handful of these aircraft for reconnaissance missions.

 

[nomi007]

Mig 25 Foxbat also disturb Israel also in past

but now time has been change

 

[arp2041]

now AWACS and tps-77 radars are in action you may forget

Imran Bhai....TOO GOOD apko toh technical aspects bhi pata hai

Why was PAF not able to detect the presence of Mig25 in their air space?
Can IAF do the same trick with Su30 MKI by making them fly at the same attitude into Pak air space.

PAF was able to detect the presence of Mig-25 but the thing was that they were helpless in taking it down b'coz of it's service ceiling of 20k+ mts & Mach 3+ speed, they were simply TOO FAST & TOO HIGH to be shot down, there primary role was of reconnaissance in enemy territory.

No MKIs cannot do the job b'coz there primary role is air superiority, not reconnaissance, in 21st century, AWACS, UAV, Satellites do this job.

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

Thy salutes to mig 25

 

[SQ8]

Imran Bhai....TOO GOOD apko toh technical aspects bhi pata hai



PAF was able to detect the presence of Mig-25 but the thing was that they were helpless in taking it down b'coz of it's service ceiling of 20k+ mts & Mach 3+ speed, they were simply TOO FAST & TOO HIGH to be shot down, there primary role was of reconnaissance in enemy territory.

No MKIs cannot do the job b'coz there primary role is air superiority, not reconnaissance, in 21st century, AWACS, UAV, Satellites do this job.

Hence calling them undefeated may be appropriate, Not Kings.
They achieved little else apart from clicking away film.
They were also a maintenance nightmare.

The Foxbat is best known for what it was, a fast runner that could not be caught.
Not a king perhaps, but definitely a jack of clubs in the line up.

 

[Ankit_Pujari]

First Indian Air Force pilot to fly the MiG-25 fighter Aircraft - AA Me, IN

In fact, a capability quite unique to the the aircraft, its speed & operational altitude, could be put to effective use to send across a forceful message, of a military nature, to belligerent nations, without crossing the rubicon that could trigger or escalate into a state of war. With this as its stated intention, it is being said that, in May 1997, one such MiG-25 aircraft of the Indian Air Force took off from an airbase in India & made a deliberate incursion into Pakistan, intentionally flying deep into its airspace at supersonic speeds, resulting in a Sonic Boom that reverberated across Pakistani territory, including in its capital Islamabad1. The Pakistanis, on the other hand, were singularly incapable of intercepting this intruding fighter in its own airspace, even after the bird made its presence known publically. This act on part of the Indian served to effectively thumb the Pakistanis in their nose, blowing gaping holes into its claim to sovereignty, not unlike the American raid into the Pakistani garrison town of Abbotabad to eliminate Osama Bin-Laden, living not very far from its premier Military Academy, that grooms future generations of Pakistan Army officers.

Indians first got a look into this aircraft, when a team of Indian Air Force Officers were in, then, Soviet Union to evaluate aircrafts that fulfilled Air Staff Requirements [ASR] drawn up by the Indian Air Force. In midst of the evaluation, they were informed of the availability of the MiG-25 for acquisition by India.

"When the team returned to Moscow, the Soviets offered flight evaluation of the Mig-25. at the Krasnodar air base. Air Mshl Katre formed a team consisting of AVM Wollen, Gp Capt Ramu and Wg Cdr Madhav Rao to carry out the evaluation. The team flew down to Krasnodar and Gp Capt Ramu flew two sorties in a Mig-25 U two seat trainer version. He thus became the first IAF plot to fly this legendary aircraft."

A brief description of the flight by Air Marshal [then, Group Captain] P.M. Ramachandran himself,

"I flew from the front cockpit with Col Uvarov of USSR in the rear cockpit which happens to be the Captain's!! I flew two sorties in Mig 25 UB on 25th Apr 1979 out of Krasnador air base. In the second sortie, I climbed to 26 kms and 2.6 mach. Time from brakes off to cruise at 23 kms / 2.3 M with 2 U turns during climb was 7 mnts 40 secs!I was wearing the same model pressure suit that Yuri Gagarin used!"

- Source

 

[SQ8]

Pretty jingoistic crap in the post above that offers little relevance other than the quotes.

 

[Babbar-Khalsa]

Its too risky a mission, what if your plane faces a mal0finction ?...you end up loosing face.

US has lost U2, B2 and F1-17's in a similar fashion.

I don't think we need to make things sensational, we should look for systems that will do the job without the enemy even coming to know of it.

The solution is military satellites.

True . Just to let you know that Mig-25 has been decomissioned from the service some 2-3 years back (as i remember). Nowdays this task is done by satellites . I am sure Pakistan would be getting this job done by Chinese satellites in space . They have a habit of following whatever we do.

 

[arp2041]

Hence calling them undefeated may be appropriate, Not Kings.
They achieved little else apart from clicking away film.
They were also a maintenance nightmare.

The Foxbat is best known for what it was, a fast runner that could not be caught.
Not a king perhaps, but definitely a jack of clubs in the line up.

Sir, that was there JOB - Reconnaissance, they were never inducted for dropping Bombs, etc. keeping in mind that IAF inducted only 10 of them. Yes, they can be said a maintenance nightmare, but we can't get Everything, either Pay more or Maintain more, chose ur pick.

 

[SQ8]

True . Just to let you know that Mig-25 has been decomissioned from the service some 2-3 years back (as i remember). Nowdays this task is done by satellites . I am sure Pakistan would be getting this job done by Chinese satellites in space . They have a habit of following whatever we do.

Sadly this is more true than you all think.

A LOT, and literally a LOT of military R&D programs/proposals/achievements in Pakistan are scuttled.. or ignored.. simply because India has not achieved it/done it.. so there is no need for Pakistan to try and raise the bar.

 

[Ammyy]

In May 1997, an Indian Air Force Mikoyan MiG-25RB reconnaissance aircraft created a furor when the pilot flew faster than Mach 2 over Pakistani territory following a reconnaissance mission into Pakistan airspace. The MiG-25 broke the sound barrier while flying at an altitude of around 65,000 feet, otherwise the mission would have remained covert, at least to the general public. The Pakistan Government considered the breaking of the sound barrier was deliberate to make the point that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had no aircraft in its inventory which can come close to the MiG-25's cruising altitude (up to 74,000 feet). India denied the incident but Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Gohar Ayub Khan, believed that the Foxbat photographed strategic installations near the capital, Islamabad

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[474474]

Sadly this is more true than you all think.

A LOT, and literally a LOT of military R&D programs/proposals/achievements in Pakistan are scuttled.. or ignored.. simply because India has not achieved it/done it.. so there is no need for Pakistan to try and raise the bar.

Kya bat kar rahe ho? Ye kahan suna?

 

[Hellraiser007]

Hence calling them undefeated may be appropriate, Not Kings.
They achieved little else apart from clicking away film.
They were also a maintenance nightmare.

The Foxbat is best known for what it was, a fast runner that could not be caught.
Not a king perhaps, but definitely a jack of clubs in the line up.

MIG 25 FOXBAT is not a runner , It is invincible in the skies of the enemy and aptly suits to be a king. It do not have to run because of enemies since no enemy can conquer it at that heights and speed.
It is also leathel with missiles.

 

[474474]

Lucky you India, our air force heads should be ashamed for not being able to spend wisely
Our airforce can't handle WoT I cant imagine how if ever we'll be able to defend against IAF
One of these days India will just come and get Kashmir like stealing candy from a baby

 

[dbc]

Hence calling them undefeated may be appropriate, Not Kings.

Mig-25 was not undefeated it was shot down by Iran (F-14) ,Israel (F-15) and USAF (F-16,F-15) the USAF SR-71 on the other hand was faster and never intercepted.