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MiG-25 Defection at 50: A Soviet Pilot's Landing in Japan Exposed the Foxbat's Limits
SEP 2, 2026

MiG-25 Defection at 50: A Soviet Pilot's Landing in Japan Exposed the Foxbat's Limits

This Sunday marks 50 years since a Soviet Air Defense Forces lieutenant flew a MiG-25P interceptor from Chuguyevka Air Base to Hakodate Airport in Hokkaido on 6 September 1976, giving the United States and Japan their first close look at the fastest combat aircraft in the Soviet inventory.

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  1. SEP 12026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States ยท Reaper downed over Khomein minutes before a ballistic-missile salvo, Iranian media say; US has not confirmed the loss.
  2. AUG 312026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States ยท IRGC says a Reaper was hit by missile fire over the Strait of Hormuz and fell into the Gulf; no US confirmation.
  3. AUG 282026 S-70/UH-60M Damaged ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico ยท Lost power on takeoff and struck the ground inside El Salto military base; the seven aboard suffered minor injuries.
  4. AUG 282026 5ร— F-35A Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland ยท Five F-35A Husarz landed at ลask after a ferry flight via the Azores, raising the number based in Poland to eight.
  5. AUG 282026 Tu-95 Destroyed ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia ยท Destroyed by Ukrainian long-range drones at Engels-2 AB; satellite imagery shows a third of the right wing sheared off, airframe assessed beyond repair.
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  1. AUG 312026 Commissioned INS Nipun (Nistar) ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India ยท Commissioned at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, second and final Nistar-class diving support vessel.
  2. AUG 312026 Ordered FDI ยท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden ยท Contract signed in Stockholm for four FDI frigates worth 4.3 billion euros, to enter service as the Luleรฅ class between 2030 and 2034.
  3. AUG 282026 Retired Harbin (Luhu) ยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China ยท Decommissioned at a naval port in Qingdao after 32 years, lead ship of the Luhu class.
  4. AUG 272026 Commissioned HMAS Cape Spencer (Cape) ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia ยท Commissioned at HMAS Cairns alongside sister ship Cape Hawke, Evolved Cape-class patrol boat.
  5. AUG 272026 Commissioned HMAS Cape Hawke (Cape) ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia ยท Commissioned at HMAS Cairns alongside sister ship Cape Spencer, Evolved Cape-class patrol boat.
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Top 15 of 162 ยท sorted by ATLAS Index
# Country ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) Aircraft Warships Active Troops Defense Budget
01 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States 100.0 12,996 553 1,326,050 $920B
02 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 89.9 6,341 1,033 2,035,000 $281B
03 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussia 82.7 5,378 533 1,100,000 $152B
04 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 69.7 2,256 357 1,475,750 $78B
05 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทSouth Korea 60.2 1,552 164 500,000 $43B
06 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 56.3 1,017 175 270,000 $66B
07 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 52.6 1,410 169 247,000 $56B
08 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 52.5 673 163 144,400 $88B
09 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 51.1 1,506 152 660,000 $9.3B
10 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTurkey 51.0 1,357 217 355,200 $31B
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 48.8 525 55 169,500 $43B
12 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 48.6 914 37 257,000 $88B
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 47.7 657 90 183,500 $112B
14 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผTaiwan 47.0 714 107 169,000 $18B
15 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 46.7 342 175 1,000,000 $84B
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