The MiG-31 and MiG-35 are Russian multirole fighters introduced in wildly different eras. The MiG-31 is a Soviet-era fighter that first flew for the U.S.S.R. in 1981, so it's been around for close to ...

Born in the Cold War, the MiG-29 Fulcrum became a symbol of Soviet air power—fast, agile, and feared. Over decades, it evolved from a pure air-superiority fighter into a versatile multirole jet ...

The Cold War was one of the most dangerous periods of recent world history. The United States, the Soviets, and the wider world around them can thank their lucky stars that it didn't escalate into a ...

It was Valentine's Day 1955 in the erstwhile Soviet Union. On that winter morning - the high was just under -5 degrees Celsius - there was something in the air at Zhukovsky Airfield, an airbase some ...

Russia’s MiG-35 Fulcrum-F was supposed to be the bridge fighter that carried Moscow’s air force into the stealth era—a Mach 2 ...

A Soviet MiG-29 flies over Alaska en route to an air show in 1989. Late in the Cold War, the Russian air force deployed the Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter as a counter to the U.S. Air Force’s nimble F ...

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO Codename: Fishbed) is one of the defining single-engine jet fighters of any nation in the 20th century. A platform that's so easily adaptable and beloved by its ...

Summary: The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 “Flogger” stands out as a notable misstep in an otherwise prestigious line of aircraft produced by the Soviet/Russian manufacturer. Designed to improve upon the ...

India on 12 August has deployed MiG-29 fighter aircraft in Srinagar replacing the MiG-21 fighter jets at the base to tackle threats from both the Pakistani and Chinese front, news agency ANI has ...