Libyian MiG-25 (Image: Rob Schleiffert / Wikipedia)Īnother, much more famous high-speed interceptor introduced in 1970, MiG-25 first flew in 1964, and it took 6 years for it to be deployed with the Soviet Air Force. It is also in active use by a number of countries, including North Korea, Cuba and Syria. The development started in the early 60s, and the prototype first flew in 1967. MiG-23 was one of them, but out of the three, it was technically the newest.
In 1970, three brand-new fighter jets were introduced into Soviet service.
