On a spring night in 1989, Soviet fighter pilot Aleksandr Zuyev staged one of the Cold War’s boldest defections—stealing a ...

Xiaolong, was developed through a collaboration between Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and China’s Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC). The fighter jet incorporates components from Russia, China, ...

A MiG-29 on a roadway. A rare photo of a Ukrainian air force MiG-29 fighter reveals how so many the air force’s older jets have managed to survive for 37 months despite Russia having more and newer ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to sign a deal to sell 50 new jet engines to Iran for the Islamic Republic's air force during his visit to Tehran, a Russian newspaper ...

The Mikoyan MiG-29 twin-engine fighter was designed for the Soviet Air Force during the Cold War. Azerbaijan may be retiring some of its older Soviet-era aircraft, but these jets are not headed to the ...

In April, the U.S. purchased a number of Soviet-era combat aircraft from Kazakhstan, according to a report from the Kyiv Post on Sunday. The Kyiv Post said Kazakhstan parted with 81 planes for less ...

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 MiG-29, known as the Fulcrum, ...

“Russian MiG-29 fighter jets have arrived in Iran and are stationed in Shiraz, while Sukhoi Su-35 jets are also on the way,” Zohrevand said. He added that China ’s HQ-9 air defense system and Russia ...