In 1976, a defecting Soviet pilot disclosed details about the USSR's new interceptor, the MiG-31, which contained an advanced radar system designed to track targets like cruise missiles and low-level penetration aircraft like the B-1A, making it hard to justify the massive program costs which had risen to 100 million per aircraft.
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“a defecting Soviet pilot disclosed details about the ussr's new Interceptor the Mig 31 which contained an advanced radar system designed to track targets like cruise missiles and low-level penetration aircraft like the b1a because it looked like the B1 would have just as much of a chance at surviving Soviet air defenses it became hard to justify the massive program costs”
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