The Ukrainian Air Force currently has a handful of pre-war planes, including the MiG-29, Su-27, Su-24 strike aircraft, and assault Su-25.The Russians tirelessly hunt them, and unfortunately, they ...

In 2018, the Russian TASS news agency reported that the Ministry of Defense wanted to develop a "long-range interception aircraft" to replace its aging Mig-31 fighter jets. While the details on ...

TASS/. Russia’s air defense systems have shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. "The air defense systems destroyed ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Russia is finishing up test flights for its newest fighter jet, the MiG-35, developed over the last 10 years as a replacement to the MiG-29 that has been used since ...

MOSCOW, July 15. /TASS/. Russian fighter jets shot down two MiG-29 planes of the Ukrainian Air Force in the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman ...

There have been multiple accounts of MiG-31 fighters chasing away SR-71s, the legendary high-altitude US spy plane. A Russian pilot claimed he was able to lock his missiles onto an SR-71 during ...

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a country that operates Russian aircraft. In previous negotiations, the air force had requested a batch of 15 MIG-29 fighters and another of Su-30 fighters with 12 units. The Russians are still ...

The threat began in late afternoon in Odesa when Russian fighter jets deployed toward Ukraine, Vorel said. “Ukrainian defense countered that attack and the MiGs flew back and landed at home in ...