Russian aviation was most active in penetrating deep into Ukraine during the first weeks of the full-scale war, but it became ...

During three years of full-scale war, anti-aircraft battles have actually depleted the resource of missiles for Soviet equipment of anti-aircraft missile forces. This was reported by the head of the ...

building the intercontinental Tu-4 bomber and fostering jet technology for his air force and for the fledgling Aeroflot airline. To the very end, Soviet propaganda organs portrayed him as the ...

The first confirmed use of the system occurred on July 24, 1965, when one of the Soviet air defense systems downed a U.S. Air Force F-4C Phantom ... s presence served a propaganda purpose, too ...

Powering the Su-27 are two Saturn AL-31F turbofan engines, each producing over 27,500 pounds of thrust with afterburners. These engines give the Flanker a top speed exceeding Mach 2.35 (around 1,550 ...

MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- A Russian-led bloc of post-Soviet nations has agreed to establish a rapid-reaction military force to combat ... initiated to close Manas Air Base, RIA-Novosti reported.