After the U.S. chose the YF-22 for its next-generation fighter, the legendary YF-23 prototype seemed destined for a museum. -However, in 2018, speculation swirled that Northrop Grumman might offer a ...

Fighter aircraft have always been the cutting edge of air combat. Whether ripping through the skies of Europe in World ...

Russian forces deploy the K-77M missile, an advanced air-to-air weapon, boosting threats against Ukrainian aircraft with ...

The MiG-29 is an impressive and fearsome aerial threat, but exactly which country has the most access to these fighter jets ...

Currently, 36 MiG-21 aircraft remain active, a dramatic reduction from the original fleet of nearly 900 aircraft, of which ...

Belenko’s appearance—in a Soviet fighter over the skies of Japan, without advance notice—caused chaos on the ground. Landing at a civilian airstrip, ...

Glass beads cover a Soviet-era fighter at “The MiG-21 Project,” on view through Jan. 26, 2026 at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. (Museum of Flight) ...