Meeting the requirements of an aircraft with a speed of 500 mph and a payload of over 6,000 lb, the Il-28 became the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact's mainstay tactical bomber during the early years ...

According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...

the Minsk was the second of four Kiev-class aircraft carriers built by the Soviet Union between 1970 and 1987. Conventionally ...

The Cold War ushered in a “renaissance for bomber aviation.” But the Kremlin’s demands for the Sukhoi T-4MS were more than the company could handle.

The Soviet Union's MiG-25 was a big ... Autoblog's sub-site dedicated to the vehicles, aircraft, and ships of the world's armed forces. The Cold War was a scary time. Yeah, we know, we didn ...

More than 50 modifications of aircraft were developed under the leadership of Soviet aerospace engineer Pavel Sukhoi, who was born July 22, 1895. He founded the Sukhoi Design Bureau in 1939.

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

By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger ...

In July 1955, President Dwight Eisenhower proposed an "Open Skies" policy whereby either nation would be allowed to fly reconnaissance aircraft over the other. When the Soviet Union rejected the ...