History roared over Barksdale AFB as four MiG-17F Frescos took to the skies in a first-of-its-kind performance during the 2025 Defenders of Liberty Airshow. Led by veteran airshow pilot Randy Ball ...

Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on old Soviet Era aircraft still in use today. Voice, text and video editing belong to The Daily Aviation, any use of these content without ...

Equipped with the VK-1F, the MiG‑17 was the first Soviet fighter with an afterburner. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, MiG-17s flooded into the United States.

Though the airplane won’t break the sound barrier, the afterburner-equipped 17 can come pretty close. The MiG-17PF remained in service until replaced by the MiG 21-13, in the early 1960s.

Although it bears a cosmetic resemblance to its MiG-15 predecessor, this successor MiG-17 had more sharply swept wings, an afterburner, better speed and handling characteristics, and is about ...

Check out this incredible afterburner footage featuring a MiG-29K fighter jet as it takes off from an Indian aircraft carrier during recent test flights with Russian pilots.

The Soviet MiG-29 is a fighter jet just as iconic as the American F-15 and F-16 it was designed to combat, and there are still hundreds in use today.

NTSB releases details leading to a crash of a privately owned MiG-23UM at the Thunder Over Michigan airshow earlier this month.

Polish Air Force MiG-29s at work: night sorties of the Fulcrum are spectacular! Two weeks ago we were invited to visit the Minsk Mazowiecki airbase, near Warsaw, to witness the training sorties ...

The MiG-35 is capable to fight air, land and maritime targets equally well. Known for its formidable air maneuverability, it could be a viable alternative to the French Rafale for India.