Here’s What You Need to Know: Russia continues to build highly maneuverable jets. Four decades, Flanker jets have served as Russia’s top fourth-generation fighter—and also that of the world’s two most ...

In the early 1980s, the Soviet Union initiated development of a new aircraft, the Sukhoi Su-27M, later known as the Su-35. At the same time, the Sukhoi Design Bureau, the developer of the aircraft, ...

The mid-to-late twentieth century saw impressive advancements in fighter aviation due largely to the ongoing arms race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. The Soviets developed the Mig-25 which ...