Yet American pilots reported a relatively high kill ratio when faced with the MiG-21—though it must be noted that these figures are hotly debated, even decades after the Vietnam War ended.

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

Of course, F-4s were built for air-to-air combat, and these warbirds made mincemeat of their MiG-21 rivals, shooting down upwards of 30 percent of North Vietnam’s fleet. Nevertheless ...

PANO - Just over a month after the official opening to welcome visitors (from the beginning of November 2024), the Vietnam Military History Museum welcomed a special guest, Bulgarian President Rumen ...

The decision between investing in drones or fighter jets ultimately depends on a nation’s military strategy and threat environment.

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

Since the end of the Korean War in the early 1950s, Pyongyang has from time to time provided support to ideological allies in foreign conflicts such as in Vietnam ... to man two MiG-17 companies ...

India is one of the world’s largest buyers of military equipment. This makes it a particularly important customer for a number of leading arms exporters, including Russia, France, the United States, ...

When I pitched a review of Hanoi’s massive new Vietnam Military History Museum to the Saigoneer editorial staff, I expected to find the museum somewhat boring. After all, although I am a historian, I ...