Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25

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Production Numbers: 1186 (Across all variants)

Dimensions (Length/Width/Height): 23.82/14.01/6.10 meters

Primary Function: Interceptor / reconnaissance aircraft

Main Armament: Four air-to-air missiles

• Radar-guided AA-6 "Acrid" (R-40) missiles, long-range air-to-air missiles, the largest air-to-air missile in the world to go into production. This is the most common missile carried.
• Radar-guided AA-7 “Apex” (R-23) missiles, medium-range air-to-air missiles with infrared guidance.
• …and many other air-to-air missiles of the period.

Radar: Smerch-A 600kw Radar made to detect high-flying aircraft up to 100km away

Construction material: Mostly nickel-steel alloy

• 80% nickel-steel alloy, 11% aluminum, 9% titanium.
• Formed by a combination of spot-welding, automatic machine welding, and hand arc welding methods.

Mobility: Very fast but not very nimble due to its heavyiness

Weight: 36,720kg (Maximum Takeoff Weight), ~20,000kg (Empty Weight)

Top Speed: Mach 2.83 (Higher speed is possible but at the expense of permanent engine damage)

Max Range: 299km (combat radius), 1197km (subsonic flights at low altitudes)

Maximum G-Load: 2.2G (with fuel tank), 4.5G (absolute limit)

Power Plant: Two Suyuz/Tumansky R-12BD-300 single shaft turbojets at 49,400 lb (220 kN) total