In the 1960s, Soviet engineer Robert Bartini envisioned an aircraft unlike anything else—a flying machine that could take off ...
What happens when an aircraft is built to carry the future of Soviet space missions? The Antonov An-225, the world’s largest ...
The Soviet MiG-25 "Foxbat" was a high-speed interceptor designed to counter U.S. spy planes like the U-2 and SR-71. With ...
Project A119 was a Cold War-era response to Sputnik, with the goal of using a nuclear explosion in space to scare the Soviets ...
The Kiev-class hybrid aircraft carriers were the Soviet Union’s attempt to counter U.S. naval dominance during the Cold War.
"Operating a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is an exclusive club, one that China looks set to join," says a researcher ...
The Phantom debuted in Vietnam in 1964 with the task of destroying the Soviet-supplied North Vietnamese air forces equipped with MiGs. It was an opportunity to see how the rival nations' weapons ...
I spent my time in Tashkent admiring Soviet architecture, visiting the iconic breadmakers ... We also quickly realized that a train that was baking in the desert heat all day without any form of air ...
The MiG-29 was the first of the two out the gate in 1983, while the Soviet Air Force didn't receive the Su-27 until 1985. Both planes had their own distinct purpose. The MiG filled multiple ...