Despite being the world’s largest air force, the Soviet Air Force (Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily or VVS) was caught on the back foot ...
The Kremlin mothballed Admiral Kuznetsov, ending a refit that began more than seven years ago. Russia is the only permanent ...
If you've spent any amount of time reading about fighter jets or watching the news coming out of the current wars in Ukraine or Syria, you've likely come across the names of several Soviet-era or ...
Conceptualized in 1939, two years before Nazi Germany betrayed their Soviet “ally,” the Soviet Navy was developing Project Kostromitinov. This Soviet aircraft carrier was a truly ambitious project—and ...
Building an aircraft industry -- The Moscow aircraft production organisation and beyond -- Soviet Cold War production -- Design bureaux and production plants -- Engine design and development -- Soviet ...
This Soviet aircraft flew just meters above the ocean using ground effect. It could carry heavy cargo at high speed while staying below radar. The US nicknamed it the Caspian Sea Monster. It caused ...
A U.S. military program that sought to resurrect a secretive Soviet aircraft design has been scrapped, meaning no American successors to a plane dubbed the Caspian Sea Monster are on the horizon ...
The transformation of the derelict Soviet carrier Varyag into the Liaoning showcased China’s growing shipbuilding expertise—and its determination to build indigenous naval capabilities. With news out ...
Russian aerospace firm United Aircraft’s new chief has underlined to the country’s prime minister the need not only to modernise equipment but overhaul the fundamental structure of civil aircraft ...