SU-30 – Russia’s Best Jet?
INTRO Since the late 1980s, the Flanker has stood as one of the most reliable multirole fighter platforms in Russia and across many Eastern nations. Much like the F-15 has come to symbolize Western air superiority, the Flanker has emerged as a defining icon of Eastern...
The Ilyushin Il-20: Soviet Ground-Attack Prototype of 1948
The Ilyushin Il-20 was a Soviet prototype ground-attack aircraft developed in 1948 by the Ilyushin Design Bureau, intended as a replacement for the Il-10. It came out of a 1947 Soviet Air Force requirement for a new attack plane with better performance and firepower...
Staying Aloft | 100 years of in-flight refuelling
Staying Aloft: 100 years of in-flight refuelling, a force multiplier few modern air forces can do without. More from Wings Magazine: https://wingsmagazine.org/subscription/
The MiG that flew itself to the West
On the 4th of July 1989, a strange incident would occur in Europe. Over the course of an hour, various air forces would be put on high alert as a Soviet MIG-23 flew across central Europe. What wasn’t known, until after the aircraft had been intercepted and visually...
Su-25 The Russian Warthog
During the reign of the Soviet Union, the Russians produced several important, and memorable designs, in the field of military aviation. The Flanker and Fulcrum have become the Russian equivalents of the F-15 and F-16, recognisable at a glance, while the Mi-8 and Hind...Shop & Membership
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