Despite being the world’s largest air force, the Soviet Air Force (Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily or VVS) was caught on the back foot ...

Conceptualized in 1939, two years before Nazi Germany betrayed their Soviet “ally,” the Soviet Navy was developing Project Kostromitinov. This Soviet aircraft carrier was a truly ambitious project—and ...

Building an aircraft industry -- The Moscow aircraft production organisation and beyond -- Soviet Cold War production -- Design bureaux and production plants -- Engine design and development -- Soviet ...

A U.S. military program that sought to resurrect a secretive Soviet aircraft design has been scrapped, meaning no American successors to a plane dubbed the Caspian Sea Monster are on the horizon ...

The transformation of the derelict Soviet carrier Varyag into the Liaoning showcased China’s growing shipbuilding expertise—and its determination to build indigenous naval capabilities. With news out ...