Summary and Key Points: The MiG-17 Fresco, a Soviet-designed fighter jet, made its maiden flight in January 1950 and was introduced in October 1952, just missing out on combat in the Korean War.

Pakistani JF-17 is a rare example of a fighter jet to sport an assortment of Western, Russian, and Chinese components.

Tom Cruise doesn't have anything to do with it, but the Navy flight school featured in the "Top Gun" movies really exists.

Stretching back to WWII, the history of Russian jet development is intertwined with that of the United States. Here are the ...

Summary and Key Points: The MiG-17 Fresco, a Soviet-designed fighter jet, made its maiden flight in January 1950 and was introduced in October 1952, just missing out on combat in ...

August 17. /TASS/. Russia’s MiG Aircraft Corporation is working on the MiG-41 fifth-generation fighter-interceptor, MiG CEO Ilya Tarasenko told TASS on Friday. "No, this is not a mythical ...

LE BOURGET, June 17. /TASS/. Russia’s MiG Aircraft Corporation has delivered the first generation 4++ MiG-35 fighter jets to the country’s Aerospace Force, MiG CEO and Vice-President for ...

In previous negotiations, the air force had requested a batch of 15 MIG ... jet and Mil Mi-17 helicopters, according to local media. After a period in which it had a respectable fighter fleet ...