The MiG 1.44 was Russia’s ambitious 1990s attempt to rival the F-22 Raptor with a stealthy, supermaneuverable multirole ...

Pushing into the turbulent final decade of the Soviet Union, we take a close look at the MiG 1.44, the bold experimental fighter meant to stand toe-to-toe with America’s emerging F-22. We trace the ...

In the early years of the Cold War, both the United States and the Soviet Union were engineering and producing new fighter jets and bombers at a historic rate. The Korean War saw the first combat ...

Summary and Key Points: The evolution of fighter jets has progressed through five generations, with a sixth currently in development. The first generation began in 1943 with the Messerschmitt Me 262, ...