Story of Defected Soviet MiG-25 Pilot - Who Landed in Japan

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat High Altitude Recce Aircraft. Photo Credits: Wikimedia Commons

One of the most fascinating story occurred during the cold war was the defection of Soviet pilot named Viktor Belenko, who decided to defect and landed in Japan, flying the most powerful and secret jet of Soviets Air Force.

Story of American U-2 Spy Plane Shot Down By Soviets.

Lockheed Martin U-2 Dragon Lady (Photo: USAF)

The cold war arch rival United States of America and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) caught themselves in an international diplomatic crisis in May, 1960. When the Union of Soviet Republics (USSR) shot down an American spy agency CIA operated Lockheed Martin U-2 'Dragon Lady' High Altitude Reconnaissance Aircraft flying in Soviet airspace for reconnaissance missions.

Russia's Revolutionary T-14 Armata Main Battle Tank

T-14 Armata during Victory Day Parade: Photo Credits: TASS

T-14 Armata is Russia's newest Main Battle Tank developed by Russia's Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) after the collapse of Soviet Union. Russia plans to induct some 2,300 units of T-14 MBT by 2025, although the mass induction of 2,300 such expensive main battle tank seems impossible considering the fact that Putin's expensive arms build-up faces major hurdles as Russia's economy sinks under the weight of Western sanctions and falling oil prices.

Egypt orders 46 Russian Kamov Ka-52K Attack Helicopters.

Photo Credits: Airliners.net

In a major move to further supplement and boost armed forces power projection, Egypt and Russia has signed an agreement with Egypt for delivery of forty-six helicopters of the Ka-52 Alligator family, the Director General of the JSC Russian Helicopters holding company, Alexander Mikheyev, said on Wednesday.