The Soviet M-55 Geophysics aircraft stands apart due to both its unique design and functionality. Let's revisit the capabilities of this aircraft, which hasn't been in the news for the past six years.

Photos appear to show a Soviet-era M-55 aircraft equipped with an external military reconnaissance pod. The aircraft was designed for high-altitude reconnaissance missions. Bringing the aircraft ...

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In November 2023, a ghost from the Cold War era resurfaced. The M-55 Geofizika, a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, once a Soviet secret, now captured in satellite imagery, stirs the world ...

Russia is considering bringing the Soviet-era M-55 Mystic B high altitude reconnaissance aircraft back into service, to bolster Russia’s limited ISTAR capabilities over Ukraine, British military ...

The Myasishchev M-55 ‘Mystic-B' high-altitude aircraft may be returned to service by Russia to fill an ISTAR gap over Ukraine. (Janes/Paul Jackson) Russia may be about to return to service its ...

Test pilot Tim Ferguson used the M55 as a makeshift runway on 26 April 1975 to prove his Jaguar aircraft could successfully land on a road and take off from one. People gathered nearby and watched ...