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Key Points and Summary on MiG-23 – The MiG-23 “Flogger” was the Soviet Union’s ambitious attempt to counter Western air power with a versatile,...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary on MiG-29 Fighter – The MiG-29 Fulcrum was the Soviet Union’s answer to a new generation of American fighters, designed...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary and Key Points – The USS Parche (SSN-683), which began life as a typical Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was secretly transformed into America’s...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary on Kiev-Class – The Soviet Union’s Kiev-class “heavy aviation cruisers” were ambitious but ultimately flawed warships of the Cold War....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary on Iowa-Class Battleship Comeback – In the 1980s, the U.S. Navy brought its four iconic Iowa-class battleships—Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The Soviet Union’s November-class (Project 627 “Kit”) submarines, the first nuclear-powered boats in the Soviet Navy, were designed with a singular,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The Soviet Union’s Alfa-class (Project 705 Lira) submarine, introduced in 1971, was a revolutionary hunter-killer boat designed for high-speed interception. -Its...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – On September 6, 1976, Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected by flying his advanced MiG-25 “Foxbat” interceptor to a civilian airport in...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The Russian Sierra II-class (Project 945A “Kondor”) is an advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine designed as a hunter-killer to target US and...