Explore the enduring legacy of the MiG-21, from its Cold War origins to its lasting influence on aviation.

India has the largest fleet of MiG fighter jets outside of Russia Through constant upgrades and innovation MiGs have remained relevant since their beginning in the 1940s MiGs were originally developed ...

Key Points and Summary - China’s J-20 stealth fighter didn’t spring from nowhere. Court cases and reporting show Chinese actors targeted U.S. aerospace programs, likely speeding decisions on stealth ...

The story behind the original MiG Soviet fighter plane is fascinating and traces back to the early years of the Cold War and the Soviet Union's quest for military superiority in the skies. The MiG, ...

MiG 1.44: Russia Tried to Build Its Own F-22 – It Failed – By the end of the Cold War, the Soviet Union was much more reactionary than its idealistic founders likely could have foreseen. Not only did ...

Since entering service in 1982, the MiG-29 fighter jet has been a well-regarded aircraft with exceptional capabilities and versatility. As a fourth-generation fighter, it was designed for agility and ...

However, the Red Army captured numerous scientists, research facilities and prototype technologies when it rolled into eastern Germany—including Jumo 004 and BMW 003 turbojets designed for the Nazi’s ...

U.S.-made F-16s and Soviet-era MiG-29 jets are in "two different leagues," a serving fighter pilot who has flown both in his career has told Newsweek, as NATO moves closer to sending advanced Western ...

The MiG-31 and MiG-35 are Russian multirole fighters introduced in wildly different eras. The MiG-31 is a Soviet-era fighter that first flew for the U.S.S.R. in 1981, so it's been around for close to ...

For a quarter of a century, much of the news about the Indian Air Force (IAF) has been about the abysmal flight safety record of its premier fighter – the redoubtable MiG-21. On September 26, after ...

The most widely flown Russian aircraft is not actually any single MiG fighter jet The Mi-8/17 series was originally introduced in the 1960s but its newer variants came about in the 1980s, and these ...