Summary and Key Points: The MiG-17 Fresco, a Soviet-designed fighter jet, made its maiden flight in January 1950 and was introduced in October 1952, just missing out on combat in the Korean War.

Designed at the height of the Cold War, the MiG-17 (Mikoyan-Gurevich) was one of the most iconic fighters of Soviet military ...

Ralph Ziman and a transcontinental team of craftspeople transform a military jet into a symbol of resistance and collectivity ...

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. Their significance in the ...

By the time the fighter was ready for mass production ... The MiG-15 was quickly superseded by the MiG-17, which incorporated a wish list of improvements, mostly by cloning the technology found ...

August 17. /TASS/. Russia’s MiG Aircraft Corporation is working on the MiG-41 fifth-generation fighter-interceptor, MiG CEO Ilya Tarasenko told TASS on Friday. "No, this is not a mythical ...

Vernon Airport recently. Airport officials said a MiG-17 stopped by to re-fuel on Wednesday, March 26, before continuing its route to Barksdale AFB, in Louisiana. A Mig-17 (Mikoyan-Gurevich), was ...

four Mi-17 transport helicopters, T-72 tanks, BMP-2 armored infantry carriers and missile defense systems. Six MiG-29 fighter jets reached Serbia in October 2017. Now the warplanes are to be ...