The Russian military would always have a problem after the Cold War ended. When the Soviet system fell apart, numerous ...

South African artist Ralph Ziman covers a decommissioned MiG-21 fighter jet with millions of vibrant glass beads. The beaded MiG-21, designated as Number 8971 and previously owned by the Polish Air ...

Even with the delivery of F-16s and Mirage 2000s, MiG-29 planes remain the backbone of the Ukrainian air force, thanks mainly to experienced combat pilots like "Denfix." Here’s a look at the tasks ...

“You’re damned right it was intimidating,” says retired Air Force Lieutenant General Charles “Chick” Cleveland, remembering his first encounter with a MiG-15. He was flying a Sabre with ...

A Polish air force MiG-29 rests in the shadows.This year the Polish air force is upgrading the avionics in half of its 31 MiG‑29s. The MiG-29 Fulcrum outside the National Air and Space ...

Gen. John Vogt Jr., commander of Air Forces in Vietnam/Thailand, canceled the day’s 150-plane strike mission to Hanoi and dedicated the more than 150 aircraft to rescuing Locher. Despite a record 23 ...

Unlike NASA’s space shuttle, fundamentally built for scientific rather than military purposes, the MiG-105 Spiral was envisioned as a compact, agile system—more akin to a space fighter than a ...

Bulgaria has received the first of 16 new F-16 military jets from the United States that the Balkan country needs to upgrade its defense and bring its air force in line with NATO standards ...

The skies roared over Barksdale Airforce Base Thursday as the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds arrived ... and take to the skies like the famous MiG-17. "Two years ago, we debuted three MiG-17's ...

MiG-29s take part in air force drills All bases and units of the Bangladesh Air Force have started simultaneous winter exercises on Sunday, Mar 6, 2022. This year’s exercises have been named ...