Both the Russian and American aircraft are entering the end of their useful service lives, as ground anti-air defenses grow ...

By the 1989 Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Su-25 Frogfoot had validated the shturmovik concept, influencing successor aircraft like the Su-39.

The backbone of Ukraine’s air force consists of cheap and familiar Soviet-era aircraft—but Kyiv has gradually gained experience with more advanced Western platforms as well. Since Russia’s full-scale ...