Featured in soviet unionBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMar 9, 2022ShareThe Last Time The United States Got Its Hands On A Fleet Of MiG-29 FightersThe demise of the Soviet Union provided the Pentagon with a windfall in the shape of then-modern MiG-29 Fulcrums from Moldova. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMar 9, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2022ShareUkrainian Forces Recapture The World’s Biggest Cargo Jet After Repelling Russian Assault (Updated)The fate of the Antonov An-225 Mriya remains unknown after its home airport fell under Russian control. BYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 7, 2022ShareUkraine Rolls Out Soviet-Era Radar-Equipped Anti-Tank GunsCold War-era MT-12R anti-tank guns could help bolster Ukraine’s anti-armor capabilities in any conflict in the near future. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 7, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 10, 2021ShareThis Myth-Busting Walk-Around Of The Soviet MiG-23 Flogger Fighter Is A Must-WatchOne civilian MiG pilot is on a mission to rectify some Cold War-era misunderstandings about the notorious MiG-23 Flogger. BYThomas NewdickNov 10, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 9, 2021ShareThe Soviet Meteorit Mach-3 Cruise Missile Was A Colossal Cold War OddityThe missile was designed to fly thousands of miles at over Mach 3 and 80,000 feet before diving onto its target and detonating its nuclear payload. BYThomas NewdickNov 9, 2021ShareBYJuan RiveraApr 23, 2021ShareThe Hunt For A Soviet Submarine Desperately Trying To Sneak Through The Strait Of GibraltarThe Cold War cat-and-mouse game of anti-submarine warfare became very hot as the USS Steinaker approached the Mediterranean in January of 1967. BYJuan RiveraApr 23, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2021ShareThis Is Our First Ever Look At A Top Secret Soviet Space ‘Missile’The Shchit-2 was a missile-like system designed to protect Soviet military space stations from attack. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2021ShareThe Sad Story Of How This Soviet Aircraft Carrier Ended Up Rotting In A Landlocked Chinese LagoonThe Kiev class carrier Minsk was saved from the scrapyard after the fall of the Soviet Union, but is now wasting away 50 miles northwest of Shanghai. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 9, 2021ShareThe Soviet Union’s Railway-Based Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Had An Inflatable NoseconeThe Soviet Union was the only country to field a fully operational rail-mobile ICBM and it had one highly unusual feature. BYThomas NewdickMar 9, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 18, 2021ShareNew Docs Show 1983 NATO Exercise Led To The Soviets Arming 100 Jets For Nuclear WarNewly released 1983 ‘War Scare’ documents reveal alarming details of the Soviet nuclear attack preparations. BYThomas NewdickFeb 18, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 16, 2021ShareHere’s Our Best Look Yet At Russia’s Secretive Space Cannon, The Only Gun Ever Fired In SpaceBased on a design that was intended to protect bombers, the R-23M cannon had an unusual and closely guard design, to begin with. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 16, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2021ShareTake A Rare Look Inside Russia’s Doomsday Ballistic Missile Warning SystemAs Russia’s early warning network marks 50 years of service, one of its satellite control centers opened its doors. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 18, 2021ShareThe Story Of The Jet That Would Have Delivered South Africa’s Nuclear BombThe British-made Buccaneer strike aircraft was adapted to carry apartheid-era South Africa’s guided nuclear bomb. BYThomas NewdickJan 18, 2021ShareBYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareConfessions Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman During The Twilight Of The Cold WarHow the shadowy art of anti-submarine aerial warfare works and what it was like putting it to use while barreling through the sky in an S-3 Viking. BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Only Missile-Toting Ekranoplan Russia Ever Built Just Took Its Last Trip On The CaspianThe sole completed Lun class ekranoplan is now set to go on public display after decades of languishing in disrepair. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe TOZ-81 ‘Mars’ Gun Was The Soviet Union’s Ultimate Space RevolverIt was one of a number of bespoke weapons that were intended to defend space travelers against fierce creatures… after they had returned to Earth. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share12
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMar 9, 2022ShareThe Last Time The United States Got Its Hands On A Fleet Of MiG-29 FightersThe demise of the Soviet Union provided the Pentagon with a windfall in the shape of then-modern MiG-29 Fulcrums from Moldova. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMar 9, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2022ShareUkrainian Forces Recapture The World’s Biggest Cargo Jet After Repelling Russian Assault (Updated)The fate of the Antonov An-225 Mriya remains unknown after its home airport fell under Russian control. BYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 7, 2022ShareUkraine Rolls Out Soviet-Era Radar-Equipped Anti-Tank GunsCold War-era MT-12R anti-tank guns could help bolster Ukraine’s anti-armor capabilities in any conflict in the near future. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 7, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 10, 2021ShareThis Myth-Busting Walk-Around Of The Soviet MiG-23 Flogger Fighter Is A Must-WatchOne civilian MiG pilot is on a mission to rectify some Cold War-era misunderstandings about the notorious MiG-23 Flogger. BYThomas NewdickNov 10, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 9, 2021ShareThe Soviet Meteorit Mach-3 Cruise Missile Was A Colossal Cold War OddityThe missile was designed to fly thousands of miles at over Mach 3 and 80,000 feet before diving onto its target and detonating its nuclear payload. BYThomas NewdickNov 9, 2021Share
BYJuan RiveraApr 23, 2021ShareThe Hunt For A Soviet Submarine Desperately Trying To Sneak Through The Strait Of GibraltarThe Cold War cat-and-mouse game of anti-submarine warfare became very hot as the USS Steinaker approached the Mediterranean in January of 1967. BYJuan RiveraApr 23, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2021ShareThis Is Our First Ever Look At A Top Secret Soviet Space ‘Missile’The Shchit-2 was a missile-like system designed to protect Soviet military space stations from attack. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2021ShareThe Sad Story Of How This Soviet Aircraft Carrier Ended Up Rotting In A Landlocked Chinese LagoonThe Kiev class carrier Minsk was saved from the scrapyard after the fall of the Soviet Union, but is now wasting away 50 miles northwest of Shanghai. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 9, 2021ShareThe Soviet Union’s Railway-Based Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Had An Inflatable NoseconeThe Soviet Union was the only country to field a fully operational rail-mobile ICBM and it had one highly unusual feature. BYThomas NewdickMar 9, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 18, 2021ShareNew Docs Show 1983 NATO Exercise Led To The Soviets Arming 100 Jets For Nuclear WarNewly released 1983 ‘War Scare’ documents reveal alarming details of the Soviet nuclear attack preparations. BYThomas NewdickFeb 18, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 16, 2021ShareHere’s Our Best Look Yet At Russia’s Secretive Space Cannon, The Only Gun Ever Fired In SpaceBased on a design that was intended to protect bombers, the R-23M cannon had an unusual and closely guard design, to begin with. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 16, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2021ShareTake A Rare Look Inside Russia’s Doomsday Ballistic Missile Warning SystemAs Russia’s early warning network marks 50 years of service, one of its satellite control centers opened its doors. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 18, 2021ShareThe Story Of The Jet That Would Have Delivered South Africa’s Nuclear BombThe British-made Buccaneer strike aircraft was adapted to carry apartheid-era South Africa’s guided nuclear bomb. BYThomas NewdickJan 18, 2021Share
BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareConfessions Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman During The Twilight Of The Cold WarHow the shadowy art of anti-submarine aerial warfare works and what it was like putting it to use while barreling through the sky in an S-3 Viking. BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Only Missile-Toting Ekranoplan Russia Ever Built Just Took Its Last Trip On The CaspianThe sole completed Lun class ekranoplan is now set to go on public display after decades of languishing in disrepair. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe TOZ-81 ‘Mars’ Gun Was The Soviet Union’s Ultimate Space RevolverIt was one of a number of bespoke weapons that were intended to defend space travelers against fierce creatures… after they had returned to Earth. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
