Meet the MiG 1.44 Fighter That Failed for Russia: In the 1982 techno-thriller "Firefox," the main character, played by Clint Eastwood, is secretly inserted into the USSR with a false identity in ...

The MiG 1.44 would incorporate many fifth-generation jet fighter aspects, including advanced avionics, stealth technology, supermaneuverability, and supercruise. Of course, it followed a familiar ...

Tales of Soviet pilots practically soiling themselves in fear after only flying supersonic for short intervals in MiG-21s still permeate av-geek circles to this day. To compete with American jets ...