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The U.S. Military Purchased 21 Russian-Made Mach 2 MiG-29 Fighters
In 1997, the U.S. executed a highly effective “covert acquisition” by purchasing Moldova’s entire fleet of 21 MiG-29 fighter ...
When it comes to Russian combat aircraft, there are two major families: Sukhoi and Mikoyan. Since World War Two, these two aerospace defense giants have been vying for power and influence within the ...
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This Is How the MiG-29 Continues to Rival Western Jets Even Today
The MiG-29s were originally designed and developed to counter American threats like F-16 and F/A-18s and to compliment ...
Russian Aircraft Company's MiG is best known for its fighter planes which have been used by the USSR, China, North Korea and North Vietnam since the beginning of WWII. These days, the former ...
New Photos Reveal Two MiG-31K “Foxhound” Flying Over Moscow Ahead of Parade. Exciting photos emerged Friday on social media of the unique Russian Aerospace Forces long range interceptor, the MiG-31K ...
A U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon was intercepted by a MiG-31 near the Kamchatka peninsula. On Apr. 21, a Russian Air Force MiG-31 jet intercepted a U.S. P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft flying in ...
Summary and Key Points: The Mikoyan MiG-27, developed from the MiG-23 fighter, was designed for low-level ground-attack missions with a powerful Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30 23mm six-barrel gun. -While ...
With the Cold War in full swing by 1955, three major world powers were pumping out revolutionary aircraft designs at supersonic speeds. The Soviet Union would introduce the MIG-19 twinjet fighter ...
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