Soviet Union

The plane that frightened F-15 pilots – MiG-31 Foxhound

The plane that frightened F-15 pilots The Mikoyan MiG-31 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-31; NATO reporting name: Foxhound) is a supersonic interceptor[…]

Two very different Doctrines Since the inception of the nuclear bomb, military strategists have tried to figure out how to[…]

Soviet Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) The 9K111 Fagot (Bassoon) is a Soviet Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM). Its development program was[…]

Soviet Russian fighter The I-16 was a short, stubby Soviet Russian fighter that saw a lot of action, prominently in[…]

Soviet Leaders They say that there was a magic pill that could cure any illness and prolong life. But only[…]

Hero of the Soviet Union! Georgy Zhukov’s rise to one day become the Hero of the Soviet Union did not[…]

This is a historical recreation of the flying career of the first female fighter ace, Lydia Litvyak, also known as[…]

upolev ANT-20 In the years following World War 1, the nations involved in the conflict began developing more powerful aircraft[…]

Air Battle over Europe During the height of the Korean conflict, another air confrontation broke out in the skies over[…]

Submachine Gun Tactics A look at the organization and tactics used by the Soviet Red Army’s SMG units during WWII.[…]