The Soviet Fighter That Swarmed the Skies in WW2
According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...
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Stolen Tech: The Soviet Shuttle
It may not have not been a good idea: the Dyna-Soar, Blue Gemini, and the Manned Orbiting Laboratory were all projects abandoned by the US Air Force for lack of a clear goal. The Soviet Union ...
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Drone video shows off former might of Soviet Red Air Force
The remnants of the former Soviet Union's mighty Red Air Force are featured in this impressive, drone-shot video. There's a certain lure to Russian aircraft. Maybe it's that subtle twinge of Cold ...
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The MiG-21 was a Nightmare for U.S. Pilots Over Vietnam
To compensate for the considerable advantages the F-4 Phantoms had over MiG-21s, the North Vietnamese developed innovative ...
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The Soviet Union's First Jet Bomber: The Ilyushin Il-28 ‘Beagle'
In 1962, the Soviet Union began delivering not only ballistic ... By 1960 the Egyptians had added more Il-28s to the EAF (Egyptian Air Force), now having sixty of the bombers.
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Post-Soviet security bloc to hold joint air force drills
The Collective Security Treaty Organization, a post-Soviet security bloc, will hold exercises of joint air forces in October ... the Soviet Union," Dmitry Peskov stressed US cannot or doesn ...
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What New F-16s Mean for Ukraine’s Soviet-Style Air Force
A former Air Force brigadier general and a Ukrainian Air Force spokesman described what it would take to get Ukrainian pilots battle-ready. Photo illustration: Jeremy Shuback/WSJ A global look at ...