The MiG-29 and Su-27 were the Soviet Union's iconic fighter jets of the Cold War, but these dogfighters served sometimes very ...
On a fateful day in September 1976, Soviet pilot Lieutenant Viktor Belenko made a daring move that would alter the course of ...
If you were asked to sum up fighter jets in one word, a popular answer would surely be "fast." Sleek and aerodynamic, these models can achieve speeds that would give workhorses like the Boeing 757 ...
What You Need to Know: In the 1990s, the U.S. acquired 21 MiG-29 fighters from Moldova to prevent their sale to Iran and to study advanced Soviet aviation technology. The MiG-29, known as the Fulcrum, ...
A MiG-29 on a roadway. A rare photo of a Ukrainian air force MiG-29 fighter reveals how so many the air force’s older jets have managed to survive for 37 months despite Russia having more and newer ...