One of Tom Cruise's most iconic roles was as Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in 1986's "Top Gun." Maverick is a naval aviator who gets sent to the Navy's Fighter Weapons School, known as the ...

With its top speed, armament power, stealth, and maneuverability, the F-22 remains one of the world’s best fighters. To commemorate the passing of Col Gail Peck (ret.), the former commander of the ...

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It was Valentine's Day 1955 in the erstwhile Soviet Union. On that winter morning - the high was just under -5 degrees Celsius - there was something in the air at Zhukovsky Airfield, an airbase some ...

The MiG-21 is a storied fighter that has seen service not only in the old Soviet Air Force but throughout the world. First developed in 1955 and deployed into Soviet service in 1959, this was a ...

India has retired its last fleet of MiG-21 fighter jets, closing a six-decade chapter with an aircraft once hailed for its combat prowess but later derided as a “flying coffin” due to frequent crashes ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — India retired its last fleet of Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets Friday, ending more than six decades of service with an aircraft once celebrated for its combat prowess but later ...