Compared to contemporaries like the American F-4 Phantom II, the MiG-21 was less complex and far cheaper to produce—but could hold its own against the more sophisticated American jet. The best Soviet ...

Key Points - The Soviet Mikoyan MiG-23 "Flogger," a variable-sweep wing fighter designed in the late 1960s to succeed the MiG-21, became the most produced swing-wing aircraft, boasting Mach 2+ speed, ...

The Spiral’s primary mission, had it made it beyond the test stage, would have been a combination of reconnaissance and anti-satellite (ASAT) warfare. The MiG-105 “Spiral” was a product of the height ...

During the Cold War, the United States operated a range of Soviet fighter jets procured in secret for an operation known as Project Constant Peg. These fighter jets were used to train American pilots, ...

The Cold War was one of the most dangerous periods of recent world history. The United States, the Soviets, and the wider world around them can thank their lucky stars that it didn't escalate into a ...

The peculiarly-named MiG-21 Fishbed was a menace over the skies of Vietnam and embodied the Soviet knack for simple, effective war machines. Its tiny but lethal design was more than enough to give ...