On this day in aviation history, December 25, 1958, a Soviet interceptor made its first flight-the Sukhoi Su-11. Developed by ...
Russia has long been capable of producing a massive fleet of combat-capable aircraft, though most people likely think of its ...
When it comes to the nation with the world's largest air force, look no further than the United States. According to World Population Review, the U.S. had a total of 5,213 active aircraft in the Air ...
The Ukrainian air force is desperately short of its best munitions, including its 90-mile-range, U.S.-made Patriot air-defense missiles. But the air force rarely wastes a missile. So when it does fire ...
Over the decades, Russia has developed some of the most popular and advanced military aircraft in the world. While the MiG family of fighters has long competed with Western fighter jets, it's not the ...
There's a handful of military planes that, no matter the specifics of their backstory, will always be defined by one incident that secured its place in history books for the rest of time. Whether it's ...
Two crew members on board a Russian fighter jet died in a training flight crash on Saturday, Russian state media reported. The news agency Tass said the Sukhoi Su-30 aircraft crashed "in a deserted ...
Sukhoi has unveiled a mock-up of its latest fifth-generation fighter aircraft at the MAKS-21 air show near Moscow. Called the Checkmate SU-75, it's designed as an "inexpensive" rival to the Lockheed ...