G-25As, three MiG-25PDs, and three MiG-25RBSHs in January 2013.65 48 MiG-25s purchased from Ukrainian stocks. These included MiG-25PDS, RBV, PU, and RU types.6
- Syrian Air Force – 11 in service as of January 201365 16 MiG-25PDs, 8 MiG-25RBs and 2 MiG-25PUs trainers were received.6
- Bulgarian Air Force – Three MiG-25RBTs (#731, #736 and #754) and one MiG-25RU (#51) aircraft were delivered in 1982. On 12 April 1984, #736 crashed near Balchik. The pilot ejected successfully. They were operated by 26th RAB at Dobrich until their withdrawal. In May 1991, the surviving MiG-25s were returned to the USSR in exchange for five MiG-23MLDs.
- Belarus Air Force – Had up to 50 MiG-25s, including 13 MiG-25PDs; by 1995 the type had been withdrawn.6
- Indian Air Force – Took delivery of six MiG-25RBKs and two MiG-25RUs in 1981. They were operated by No. 102 Squadron "Trisonics" based at Bakshi-ka-talab AB in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. One RBK crashed on 3 August 1994.6 Retired from service in May 2006.48 The Trishul air-base in Lucknow had Foxbats capable of flying up to 80,000 ft.
- Iraqi Air Force – Had seven MiG-25PUs, nine MiG-25Rs, and 19 MiG-25PD/PDSs as of January 1991. During Operation Desert Storm most of them were destroyed on the ground,66 Two were shot down during and seven were flown over to Iran.67
- Libyan Air Force – Operated a large number of MiG-25s, some sources say more than 60 were delivered. Types were of the MiG-25PD, MiG-25RBK, MiG-25PU and MiG-25RU variants. They were operated by No.1025 Squadron at Jufra-Hun, No.1055 Squadron at Ghardabiya and an unidentified squadron at Sabha Air Base.6
- Soviet Air Force and Soviet Anti-Air Defence - The largest combined operator historically, Soviet aircraft were passed on to its successor states in 1991.
- Ukrainian Air Force – Took over 79 aircraft after the breakup of the USSR.6 They have been withdrawn from service.
- MiG-25PD Red 49 (c/n N84008895) is on display at the Central Armed Forces Museum, Moscow, Russia.69
- MiG-25RB (s/n 25105) is in the restoration facility at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. This aircraft was found in 2003 during the opening months of Operation Iraqi Freedom by American forces, buried in the sand near Al Taqaddum Airbase, about 250 km west of Baghdad. The aircraft had been buried to prevent its destruction on the ground by coalition aircraft. When uncovered, the MiG-25RB was incomplete, as the wings could not be located. This aircraft was one of two MiG-25s transported by a Lockheed C-5A Galaxy from Iraq to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for examination. It was donated to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in December 2006. The museum's restoration staff is currently attempting to locate a set of wings to complete the aircraft for display.70
- MIG-25R (s/n KP355) is on display at the Indian Air Force Museum at Palam, New Delhi.
- Crew: One
- Length: 19.75 m (64 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 14.01 m (45 ft 11.5 in)
- Height: 6.10 m (20 ft 0.25 in)
- Wing area: 61.40 m² (660.93 ft²)
- Empty weight: 20,000 kg (44,080 lb)
- Loaded weight: 36,720 kg (80,952 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Tumansky R-15B-300 afterburning turbojets
- Dry thrust: 73.5 kN (16,524 lbf) each
- Thrust with afterburner: 100.1 kN (22,494 lbf) each
- Maximum speed:
- Range: 1,730 km (935 nmi, 1,075 mi)with internal fuel
- Ferry range: 2,575 km (1,390 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 20,700 m (67,915 ft) with four missiles; over 24,400 m (80,000 ft) for RB models
- Rate of climb: 208 m/s (40,950 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 598 kg/m² (122.5 lb/ft²)
- Thrust/weight: 0.41
- Time to altitude: 8.9 min to 20,000 m (65,615 ft)
- RP-25 Smerch radar
- A RV-UM or a RV-4 radar altimeter
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