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North Korean MiG-29s Now Carry IRIS-T-Style Missiles — With Russian Help?: Article Summary -New imagery from North Korea’s KCNA shows MiG-29s carrying a previously...
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Key Points and Summary – In the late 1990s, Washington quietly bought Moldova’s surplus MiG-29s not to fly them, but to keep them out...
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Article Summary – In May 1989, Soviet MiG-29 pilot Aleksandr Zuyev pulled off one of the Cold War’s most daring defections. -Disillusioned with the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – During the Cold War, two Soviet pilots handed the West priceless insights by flying their jets to freedom. In...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Conceived as a lighter, cheaper counterpart to the Su-27 and a foil to America’s F-16, Mikoyan’s MiG-29 was built...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The 1989 defection of Soviet pilot Aleksandr Zuyev provided the West with a “windfall” of critical intelligence on the...
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Key Points and Summary – In 1997, the U.S. executed a highly effective “covert acquisition” by purchasing Moldova’s entire fleet of 21 MiG-29 fighter...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Marketed as a “4+++ generation” bridge fighter, Russia’s MiG-35 has failed to win exports—or even a clear role at...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In May 1989, Soviet Air Force Capt. Alexander Zuyev drugged his squadron, shot a guard, and escaped from Gudauta...