16 Tu-128 Fiddler-B - a photo on Flickriver

            The last flight of the Tu-128 was conducted in 1988, and it was eventually replaced by the more advanced Mikoyan MiG-31 (NATO reporting name: “Foxhound”) and Sukhoi Su-27 (NATO reporting name: “Flanker”). New threats required new aircraft, and the PVO moved towards smaller, faster, and more powerful aircraft such as the MiG-25, MiG-31, and Su-27. Radar and missile technology also advanced rapidly, with the Fiddler unable to adapt and ill-suited for its new mission and threat profile. Despite its age, the Tu-128 kept flying even as newer aircraft assumed its operational role. In this image, the new Mikoyan MiG-31 Foxhound of the 64th IAP taxis past its predecessor. The regiment flew the Fiddler for 20 years before the newer, more capable Foxhound replaced it. The MiG-25 Foxbat superseded the Tu-128 in most air regiments, but the Foxhound is really the spiritual successor to the Fiddler and its original mission as a long-range interceptor.
   

Taken on: October 30, 2024

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