In one of the Cold War’s lesser-known showdowns, Cuban MiG-23s clashed with South African Mirage F1s in the skies over Angola. This video explores the surprising aerial battles that played out far ...

In 1981, South African armed forces launched several offensive operations into Angola. Their objective was to push SWAPO units away from the border with South-West Africa (now Namibia), then under ...

What You Need to Know: Developed in the late 1960s to counter U.S. aircraft like the F-4 Phantom II and the F-105 Thunderchief, the Soviet Mikoyan MiG-23 “Flogger” was designed to succeed the widely ...