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How the Soviet Myasishchev M-50 Caused a Nuclear Bomber Hoax in America
How the Soviet Myasishchev M-50 Caused a Nuclear Bomber Hoax in America

11 May 2023, 14:48 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / The Myasishchev M-50 was meant to be the Soviet Union's first supersonic bomber, but all it did was become part of a nuclear bomber hoax in the United States

 
How the Soviet MiG-25 Tricked the United States Regarding Its True Capabilities
How the Soviet MiG-25 Tricked the United States Regarding Its True Capabilities

5 May 2023, 14:05 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / The Soviet MiG-25 was a Mach 3 capable interceptor, and the United States believed it to be a lightweight, agile fighter, which was in fact far from the truth.

 
How a Nuclear Bomber Spurred Commercial Jet Flight, Despite a One-in-Five Crash Record
How a Nuclear Bomber Spurred Commercial Jet Flight, Despite a One-in-Five Crash Record

28 Jan 2023, 22:59 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The civilian "twin cousin" of a Soviet strategic bomber, the infamous Tu-104, paved the way for widespread jet-engine aviation back in the mid-50s

 
Tupolev-95V, the Soviet Bomber That Dropped the Biggest Nuclear Bomb of All Time
Tupolev-95V, the Soviet Bomber That Dropped the Biggest Nuclear Bomb of All Time

30 Oct 2022, 22:06 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / On October 30, 1961, the most devastating atomic weapon exploded in Europe's furthermost archipelago, 3,000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb of 1945

 
The Father of All 6x6s Is This 60s Soviet Doomsday Snowmobile Developed in Two Months
The Father of All 6x6s Is This 60s Soviet Doomsday Snowmobile Developed in Two Months

31 Aug 2022, 22:00 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / ZIL E-167 was a prototype all-terrain vehicle designed to operate anywhere, anytime. I didn't need roads - it either made them or drove above all obstacles

 
Artist Breathes New Life Into Ukrainian Flagship LAZ Bus With an Electrified Vision
Artist Breathes New Life Into Ukrainian Flagship LAZ Bus With an Electrified Vision

8 Apr 2022, 17:06 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This concept takes the Ukrainian and Soviet bus, LAZ, and raises it to the modern standards of this industry. Includes an electric drivetrain and modular dash

 
This Imported Ex-Soviet MIG-29 Is Ready to Take to the Skies of America
This Imported Ex-Soviet MIG-29 Is Ready to Take to the Skies of America

10 Sep 2021, 07:42 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / For such a jet fighter as aged as this one, it’s served a relatively peaceful life in military service. Logging only 818 total flight hours since new.

 
Watch the Moment a MiG-29 Jet Fighter Takes Off Vertically
Watch the Moment a MiG-29 Jet Fighter Takes Off Vertically

28 Jul 2015, 15:04 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Before the dissolution of the Soviet Union both the Eastern countries and the Western ones would constantly develop new war technologies

 
Armored Vehicles Used as Taxis in Russian City of St Petersburg
Armored Vehicles Used as Taxis in Russian City of St Petersburg

19 Dec 2014, 15:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Rich people will always find better ways to deal with traffic than us regular mortals. They buy huge SUVs so they can drive over railway lines and sometimes even on the sidewalk. Some even go as far...

 
This Guy Bought a Tank and a Corvette Stingray from Belarus
This Guy Bought a Tank and a Corvette Stingray from Belarus

12 Sep 2014, 15:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Soviet tanks and armored vehicles used to be feared and dreaded by all during the Cold War period. Armies in Britain, France and the US endlessly prepared for the moment when Russian armies would ra...