Russian Air Force

UAC CEO Vadim Badekha told Tass that production would continue to increase, but he was vague on how many Su-57s could actually be completed in 2025. 

At the Aero India 2025 exhibition, the Russians will be able to show their plane off against the Su-57’s primary export rival, the costlier American F-35. 

The White Swan has been employed in some of the longest flights ever conducted by the Russian Aerospace Forces.

The plane never entered serial production, but it did contribute mightily to the overall design and development of future Russian aircraft.

Despite its age, Moscow intends for the MiG-31 to serve until at least 2030.

Air power is probably the most important aspect of a modern conflict. Whoever controls the skies can control the ground and seas. In the Ukrainian conflict, neither side has been...

Russia’s Tupolev Design Bureau has long cranked out some oldies-but-goodies when it comes to long-range bombers. One bomber that can trace its lineage to the Cold War era but has found...

Russia has been adapting to the increasing demands of the Ukraine War with great aplomb. Despite the propaganda of the West, which has dangerously lulled the American and European publics into a...

Key Points: Overall, the Su-27 remains one of the best fourth-generation fighters, with excellent range and weapons capacity. Its lack of stealth features is a notable weakness, but it continues...

Total Failure: The Mikoyan MiG-1.44 was a Russian experimental fifth-generation jet fighter developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as a response to the U.S. F-22 Raptor. Intended to showcase advanced stealth...

What You Need to Know: Developed in the late 1960s to counter U.S. aircraft like the F-4 Phantom II and the F-105 Thunderchief, the Soviet Mikoyan MiG-23 “Flogger” was designed...

What You Need to Know: In the 1990s, the U.S. acquired 21 MiG-29 fighters from Moldova to prevent their sale to Iran and to study advanced Soviet aviation technology. The...