Back in the day, when the SR-71 Blackbird flew in the Warsaw Pact airspace, the Soviets were unable to shoot it down. They sure tried. Over the decades, more than 4000 missiles were launched in addition to attempted MiG-25 intercepts, but they never did. For the most part, interception attempts, and surface-to-air missiles were avoided with slight course deviations. The Blackbird would be out of range before it could be intercepted.
SR-71
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The U.S. quit flying the Blackbird in Warsaw Pact airspace after a couple of close calls with the newer MiG-31. The U.S. realized at 80,000 feet; they could obtain what they needed without entering enemy airspace. Even after the U.S. began routine missions just outside of Soviet airspace, without initiating evasive maneuvers, the MiGs still could not intercept although they came very close.
MiG-25
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Blackbirds flew on a set, repeated route. The MiG-25, try as it might, was unable to intercept. The only time I know that an SR-71 was ever locked on by a MiG-25 was on 29 June 1987. The SR-71 was on a mission around the Baltic Sea to spy on the Soviets when one of the engines exploded at 20 km altitude. The SR-71 lost altitude and turned to search for the Swedish coast. The Swedish airspace was violated, so two armed Saab JA-37 intercepted. The interceptors observed that the SR-71 was in trouble and the decision was made to escort it out of the Baltic Sea.
Saab 37 Viggen
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The event was classified for over 30 years. After it was unsealed, data showed that multiple MiG-25s received orders to shoot down the SR-71 or force it to land soon after the engine failure occurred. A MiG-25 had locked a missile on the damaged SR-71, but as the aircraft was under Swedish escort, no missiles were fired.
It simply outran the missiles
It was shot down in Yugoslavia by surface to air missile. American sells hype. Si watume pale Ukraine. Msito Putin ako ngangari.
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Walolo. Yugoslavia happened years after Blackbird was retired.
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Wewe toa point bana.
That was a stealth F-117, shot down by serbs
Expound more hapo kwa ‘close calls with the newer MIG 31s’
Foxbat mig25 was faster it can intercept that overrated plane. Mbona ikuwe discontinued.
Hivyo ndivyo tutabomoa hio United Stets of homosexuals. Mighty Putin attack from north,msito Kim Jong Un from West, mighty chinks from South. Iran from East. We will rain nukes on homosexual zombie. NYEETO hakuna kitu wanaweza fanya. UK is a former shell to weak to fight. How ni 5 mother of all bomb wakuwe extinct. Germany tutachochea civil war between east and west. Walimane. France tuna ambia west Africa wajitowee. French ikonomi ikicollapse to week to fight.
Russian responses are not symmetrical. Ati head to head. An assymetrical response still is a response.
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