Poland is to decommission one of its MiG-29 fighters to transfer the two engines to Bulgaria as part of a wider agreement geared at maintaining the latter's fleet until the end of 2023. (Janes/Patrick ...
Russia’s MiG-29 fighter was more than capable of matching America’s F-16 Fighting Falcon and similar aircraft—but the Kremlin ...
There has been a buzz in defence circles that Pakistan could secure advanced Russian jet engines for its JF-17 Thunder fleet. These rumours caused consternation in India because Moscow is a key ...
After deploying a few successful aircraft, such as the Mig-19, Mig-21, or Mig-23, the Russian military asked for something more impressive, able to compete against the agile, American weapons, and the ...
SOFIA, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Bulgaria signed a 9.5 million euro deal with Poland's Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze for an overhaul of six MIG-29 jet engines, the defence ministry said on Friday. An overhaul ...
The MiG-29 was developed in the 1970s to counter the then-new United States fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. It entered service with the ...
Key Points - In 1997, the United States executed a unique post-Cold War intelligence operation by purchasing 21 MiG-29 fighter jets from the former Soviet republic of Moldova. -The primary motivation ...
A Ukrainian air force MiG-29 while on a tour of North America in 1992. The MiG-29 is the Ukrainian air force’s most numerous fighter—even after a drunken officer accidentally rammed one of the ...