The Soviet bomber fleet grew to over 2,000 airframes, starting with piston-engine planes and then evolving to jet-powered craft.

Before the SR-71 became the face of American spy planes, there was the A-12 Archangel—faster, lighter, and more secretive. Capable of Mach 3.2 and altitudes near 95,000 feet, the A-12 was constructed ...

The Saab 37 Viggen was a marvel of Swedish engineering—capable of Mach 2 speeds and complex low-level strike missions, all while operating from 1,600-foot highway runways. Designed with Cold War ...