What happened to the former Soviet pilot who defected to the United States in his MiG-25?

The Soviet Union was naturally very angry that its pilot belenko defected abroad in the most advanced fighter plane of the Soviet Union. Its powerful department, KGB, has been trying to get rid of Berenko in order to deter potential defections within the Soviet Union and show the attitude of the Soviet Union to western countries, but this scene has never been realized.

The defection of Soviet pilot belenko was the most famous and influential one in history. 1976 In September, a fighter plane suddenly greeted Hakodate Civil Airport in Hokkaido, Japan. The fighter plane landed directly on the runway without any notice. Because the runway was not long enough, it rushed out of the main runway. After several hours of difficult communication, the Japanese side learned that? Soviet pilot belenko defected with the most advanced MIG -25 fighter at that time. You know, in 1976, for western countries, the Soviet MIG -25 was a very advanced science fiction fighter.

It was the interceptor with the fastest flying speed and the highest flying height at that time. As the main force of the Soviet air defense force, it is deployed in the Soviet air defense network and is the most advanced and important interceptor in the Soviet Union. Because the Soviet Union adopted very strict safety measures for the MIG -25 interceptor, the western countries knew nothing about its specific performance and design, which virtually enlarged the interceptor's? Power? . Berenko took the initiative to drive the MIG -25 interceptor to defect to Japan, and the western countries were simply happy to see it. After getting the MIG -25 interceptor, the United States and other western countries withstood the great pressure of the Soviet Union, only conducted a comprehensive inspection and analysis of the MIG -25 interceptor, and then reassembled it and sent it back to the Soviet Union.

At this time, the United States has fully mastered all the performance characteristics and design ideas of the MIG -25 interceptor, especially the contents of highly sensitive combat systems such as fire control system and friend-or-foe identification system. The use of fighter IFF is very strict, and it must be very careful and highly confidential, especially the password must not be deciphered by the enemy. When the fighter plane crashes, the inertial fuze explosive placed at the password crystal of the transponder will automatically blow up the password crystal to prevent it from falling into the enemy. Once the IFF device falls into enemy hands, it must be replaced by the whole army. For example, when Berenko defected to the west with the MIG -25, the Soviet Air Force completely replaced the IFF device of active fighters.

Berenko's defection also forced the Soviet Union to switch to a new line of sight urgently, and also started the research and development task of MIG -3 1 interceptor. Belenko has caused great losses to the Soviet Union, which has always hoped to get rid of it as soon as possible. But the question is, did Berenko take care of Jimmy, then president of the United States? With Carter's personal approval, he became an American citizen and an American aviation engineer. The United States also strictly protects him. Although Berenko himself may not have high attainments in aviation engineering, the United States hopes to attract more Soviet pilots to defect and bring more benefits to the United States through strict protection and attention to him.

Under the protection of the United States, the KGB has never had a suitable opportunity to attack him, and since Berenko is already an American citizen, the actions of the Soviet Union may affect the relations between the two countries, so there is also a dispute about whether to get rid of Berenko at all costs. Berenko's later life in the United States was not satisfactory, and finally he returned to his motherland. At this time, it was already 1996, and the Soviet Union had already disintegrated. No one will care about investigating his treason.