A Russian pilot claimed he was able to lock his missiles onto an SR-71 during one incident, and 6 Foxhounds reportedly cornered a Blackbird in another. Source: The National Interest and The ...

While an SR-71 emanating from Kadena Air Base in Japan, was going in for images of key communist targets throughout the Asian side of the Communist Bloc, MiG-25s from Vladivostok gave chase.

As the Cold War between the United States and USSR was heating up, U.S. policymakers desired new aerial platforms that could circumvent the Soviets’ advanced air defense systems. The resulting ...