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How the U.S. Got Its Hands on the Mighty Soviet MiG-25
The Mig-25 Foxbat was designed to directly counter American aerial might. When it comes to Russia’s military capabilities, ...
3 Of The Worst Combat Aircraft Flown During The Korean War
The Korean War featured the first jets the U.S. military flew in combat, but not everything was new and shiny. Some aircraft ...
Ukraine’s F-16s Are Firing Missiles, Lobbing Glide Bombs And Jamming Russian Radars
Laden with Ukraine’s best air-to-air missiles, precision glide bombs and radar jammers, Ukrainian air force Lockheed Martin F ...
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China Copied Its Way to Building a World-Class Air-to-Air Missile
On September 24, 1958, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force faced disaster as its J-5 “Fresco” jets, copied Soviet MiG-17s, fought with Taiwanese F-86F Sabres in Wenzhou Bay.
Poland raised fighters because of the work of long-range aviation of Russia in the west of Ukraine
Tonight, on March 7, Poland lifted its fighters into the air. The reason is the increased activity of the Russian Aerospace ...
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North Korea’s MiG-21 Fighters Belong In A Museum
North Korea wants its neighbors—and the United States—to fear it. That’s difficult to do when one sees how backward its military is.
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Why A 1960s Navy Fighter Jet Is Still In Service Today
The F-5 Tiger was intended to be a fighter jet mass-produced for taking down adversarial planes like the Soviet MiG, and over time, it became overwhelmingly popular. The acrobatic, easy-to-fly ...
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How the U.S. Got Its Hands on the Mighty Soviet MiG-25
In fact, stemming back to the Soviet era, realistic stats concerning specs and capabilities of defense platforms were often exaggerated. When the USSR debuted the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 “Foxbat ...