MiG-25 production?

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I am interested especially in the production of the MiG-25P and MiG-25PD, how many of each were built? I can barely find info online as to how many interceptors in total, apparently about 900, which a frustrating lack of details for such an iconic aircraft. Also, how many P were converted to PDS, at least in soviet service?
Of course, if there is a breakdown of R and U variants production aswell, it's most welcome too.
 
During the years of serial production, 1,112 MiG-25s of all modifications were built at the Gorky Aviation Plant. At the same time, the maximum production rate of the MiG-25 reached 90 cars per year, the labor intensity of production during this time decreased by 10 times. Production of interceptors was discontinued in 1984, and other variants of the "twenty-fifth" in 1985.In 1967 – 1970, Gorky residents built 79 cars, including 1971 – 1975 – 343 pieces, 1976 – 1980 – 402 pieces, 1981 – 1984 – 288 aircraft of all modifications. Including from 1978 to 1984, 104 MiG-25PD were delivered to the customer, in 1984 – 44 MiG-25PD, 38 of them for export. Four prototypes of the MiG-25 were manufactured at the experimental plant of the Mikoyan Design Bureau.

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according to other sources, 1,190 aircraft were built
 

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Hello,

Is there a reserve of Mig 25 airframes that could be refurbished for some missions like shooting the Kinzhal missile, or some anti-satellite weapons for instance? I've always thought that using the Mig 31 instead of a more comprenhensive Mig 25 upgrade was a waste of Mig 31 potential considering the few remaining upraded airframes.

Speaking of Mig 31 are there airframes lying around that could be upgraded to Mig 31 BM to increase the numbers?
 
The MiG-31I series is limited, there are not many of them required. There are quite enough early-series aircraft available in the sludge

Let's replace the word "car" with the word "craft" or "plane"
 
paralay said:
During the years of serial production, 1,112 MiG-25s of all modifications were built at the Gorky Aviation Plant. At the same time, the maximum production rate of the MiG-25 reached 90 cars per year, the labor intensity of production during this time decreased by 10 times. Production of interceptors was discontinued in 1984, and other variants of the "twenty-fifth" in 1985.In 1967 – 1970, Gorky residents built 79 cars, including 1971 – 1975 – 343 pieces, 1976 – 1980 – 402 pieces, 1981 – 1984 – 288 aircraft of all modifications. Including from 1978 to 1984, 104 MiG-25PD were delivered to the customer, in 1984 – 44 MiG-25PD, 38 of them for export. Four prototypes of the MiG-25 were manufactured at the experimental plant of the Mikoyan Design Bureau.

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according to other sources, 1,190 aircraft were built
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Thanks for the info Paralay. I do recall reading long time ago on a russian site (maybe militaryparitet.com?) the figure of i think either 422 or 622 (or a number inbetween!) for either just MiG-25P or total interceptor production, but of course i can't find the page in question for the life of me now.

And the MiG-25PD production was surprisingly low, you'd think at least a few hundreds would have been built in 6 years. Presumably it was a cost issue as they focused on upgrading the existing P to PDS rather than new production?
 
Since the efficiency of the MiG-25PD turned out to be significantly higher than its predecessor, it was decided to convert the previously released MiG-25P into this variant. For this purpose, since 1979, MiGs have been transported from aviation regiments to repair plants in the cities of Pumpny, Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye, where they were equipped with new equipment during major repairs. The modified vehicles received the designation MiG-25PDS. Aircraft modifications continued until 1982.
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https://aviamirinfo.ru/mig-25pdpds/
At that time, the plant was switching to the production of the MiG-31, the production of the MiG-25 was declining naturally.
 
Hello, I don't know English, so please forgive me for using a translator. In this topic, I was able to determine the production level of the MiG-25 with a high degree of certainty.
By 1978, a total of 518 pre-series and serial MiG-25P aircraft were produced at Plant No. 21: 2 in 1966, 5 in 1967, 10 in 1968, 20 in 1969, 20 in 1970, 40 in 1971, 30 in 1972, 25 in 1973, 40 in 1974, 50 in 1975, and 276 between 1976 and 1978.
From 1978 to 1984, 104 MiG-25PDs were built, including, as already mentioned, 38 for export.
Between 1979 and 1984, approximately 370 MiG-25Ps were converted to the MiG-25PDS standard.
Between 1969-72, a total of 23 reconnaissance aircraft were produced MiG-25R, 10 in 1969, 5 in 1970, 6 in 1971 and 2 in 1972r.
Between 1972 and 1982, it produced 196 MiG-25RB, RBW, RBK, and RBS aircraft, 15 in 1972, 25 in 1973, 35 in 1974, 15 in 1975, and 106 between 1976-82.
Between 1969 and 1982, a total of 173 MiG-25PU trainers were produced.
Between 1972 and 1982, Plant No. 21 in Gorki produced a total of 48 MiG-25RU trainers.
In total, between 1966 and 1985, Plant No. 21 built 1,106 aircraft of this series. MiG-25 (Foxbat), for the USSR Air Force and for export, of which 622 were fighters, 223 reconnaissance-bombers, 221 trainers, and 40 ground-attack/anti-radar aircraft.
The above data seems to confirm that in 1990 the USSR had no more than 430 MiG-25P/PU fighters, 175 MiG-25R/RU reconnaissance aircraft, and 40 MiG-25BM strike aircraft in service.

I'm sorry again that I'm messing up the translation
 
jureksts said:
Hello, I don't know English, so please forgive me for using a translator. In this topic, I was able to determine the production level of the MiG-25 with a high degree of certainty.
By 1978, a total of 518 pre-series and serial MiG-25P aircraft were produced at Plant No. 21: 2 in 1966, 5 in 1967, 10 in 1968, 20 in 1969, 20 in 1970, 40 in 1971, 30 in 1972, 25 in 1973, 40 in 1974, 50 in 1975, and 276 between 1976 and 1978.
From 1978 to 1984, 104 MiG-25PDs were built, including, as already mentioned, 38 for export.
Between 1979 and 1984, approximately 370 MiG-25Ps were converted to the MiG-25PDS standard.
Between 1969-72, a total of 23 reconnaissance aircraft were produced MiG-25R, 10 in 1969, 5 in 1970, 6 in 1971 and 2 in 1972r.
Between 1972 and 1982, it produced 196 MiG-25RB, RBW, RBK, and RBS aircraft, 15 in 1972, 25 in 1973, 35 in 1974, 15 in 1975, and 106 between 1976-82.
Between 1969 and 1982, a total of 173 MiG-25PU trainers were produced.
Between 1972 and 1982, Plant No. 21 in Gorki produced a total of 48 MiG-25RU trainers.
In total, between 1966 and 1985, Plant No. 21 built 1,106 aircraft of this series. MiG-25 (Foxbat), for the USSR Air Force and for export, of which 622 were fighters, 223 reconnaissance-bombers, 221 trainers, and 40 ground-attack/anti-radar aircraft.
The above data seems to confirm that in 1990 the USSR had no more than 430 MiG-25P/PU fighters, 175 MiG-25R/RU reconnaissance aircraft, and 40 MiG-25BM strike aircraft in service.

I'm sorry again that I'm messing up the translation
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Many thanks for this Jureksts, great post, and don't worry your translation is excellent! May i ask what is the source for these figures and whether the source have info for other soviet planes too?
Looking at the number of 38 new export MiG-25PD built, a lot more than that number were exported, so presumably the balance of exported P/PD were second-hand?
 

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