A natural fighter ace, Ivan Kozhedub’s tactics were characterized by precision, aggression, and calculated risk.

and versatility of numerous Cold War Soviet fighter jets, many of which sent shivers down American pilots' spines throughout the conflict. The MiG-15 is one of the oldest and most successful ...

Compared to contemporaries like the American F-4 Phantom II, the MiG-21 was less complex and far cheaper to produce—but could ...

An F-35 stealth fighter went missing after a pilot ejected during a "mishap" on Sunday afternoon. It's unclear if the jet was left on autopilot and continued flying or if it crashed somewhere.

called him “a Top Gun pilot like no other, and an American hero for all time.” “It is to this day the most unique US-Soviet aerial combat dogfight in the history of the Cold War,” Issa sai ...

Among other things, the Cold War was replete ... test pilot Ivan Evgrafovich Federov (Ива́н Евгра́фович Фёдоров) became the first pilot in the Soviet Union to exceed Mach ...

At the site of the old military spy base in Vint Hill sits a museum that stands as a testament to one of the most tension-filled periods in modern history. The Cold War Museum, a nonprofit ...

When pilot Viktor Belenko defected 40 years ago, he did so in a mysterious Soviet plane – the MiG-25. BBC Future investigates the far-reaching effects of one of the Cold War’s most intriguing ...

When pilot Viktor Belenko defected 40 years ago, he did so in a mysterious Soviet plane – the MiG-25. BBC Future investigates the far-reaching effects of one of the Cold War’s most intriguing ...