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Yak-38: The Russia's Struggle to Match the Harrier was a Nightmare
The Yak-38 could carry only about 25% of what the Harrier could in terms of bombs or unguided rockets. Operational History The Yak-38 was first deployed with the Minsk warship in 1979. In 1982 ...
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Sukhoi Su-15 and Yakovlev Yak-38: Russia's Forgotten Fighters
A total of 1,290 airframes were built between 1965 and 1979. The Yak-38 (NATO reporting name “Forger”) made her maiden flight on January 15, 1971, and entered into official operational service ...