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Russia spent years building the MiG 1.44 to beat the F-22 Raptor — it flew once for 18 minutes in 2000 and was mothballed forever

Russia's MiG 1.44 was developed by Mikoyan in the 1980s and 1990s as the Soviet Union's answer to the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Tactical Fighter program — the project that produced the F-22 Raptor — ...
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Mikoyan MiG 1.44: The Certified-Soviet Story of Russia’s First Gen-V Fighter Prototype

Is there anything more time-honored in military aviation circles than poking fun at post-Soviet Russian jet fighters? It's like as soon as the hammer and sickle flag descended from the Kremlin, never ...
The National Interest

MiG-1.44: Russia’s ‘Lost’ 5th-Generation Fighter Rival to the F-22 Raptor

Summary and Key Points: The MiG-1.44 was Russia’s first attempt at developing a fifth-generation fighter to rival the American F-22 Raptor. Designed by Mikoyan in the 1980s, the MiG-1.44 featured ...
The National Interest

MiG 1.44: Russia’s Answer to the F-22 Raptor Was a Massive Failure

Like the F-22 Raptor, the MiG 1.44 was supposed to do it all. On paper at least, the MiG combined stealthy characteristics with excellent maneuverability, which designers hoped would result in ...