National Security Journal on MSN

The F-35B stealth fighter has 'Russian technology' that makes it a powerhouse

The Yakovlev Yak-141 was the world’s first supersonic VTOL aircraft. The Soviet Union built four prototypes between 1987 and ...
The National Interest

Could The F-35 Really Be American-Built (But Have Russian ‘DNA’)

Key point: The beginning of VTOL systems started with Russia. For all the yelling and shouting over the Department of Defense’s much-maligned F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, there’s an unusual, ...
The National Interest

See This F-35 Stealth Fighter? Russia Helped ‘Create’ It.

Key point: It’s almost certain that the data gleaned from the old Soviet VTOL project were most likely utilized in the development of the VTOL variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. For all the ...
Hosted on MSN

Yak-38: The Soviet’s Failed Attempt at a Harrier

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union sought its own answer to Britain’s revolutionary Harrier jump jet. The result was the Yakovlev Yak-38, a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft designed for ...