The Mikoyan MiG-29 twin-engine fighter was designed for the Soviet Air Force during the Cold War. Azerbaijan may be retiring some of its older Soviet-era aircraft, but these jets are not headed to the ...

A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 Fulcrum was given a shark mouth, a type of nose art often applied to aircraft flying in the SEAD role. Some interesting images first shared online on Jan. 23, 2024, by the ...

Introduced in 1982, the MiG-29 has seen better days with the Russian Air Force. But it is incredibly popular in militaries around the world with 39 air forces flying it at different times in history.

Since entering service in 1982, the MiG-29 fighter jet has been a well-regarded aircraft with exceptional capabilities and versatility. As a fourth-generation fighter, it was designed for agility and ...

Key Points and Summary - Born in the late 1970s to counter F-15s and F-16s, the MiG-29 paired agile aerodynamics (LERX, twin tails) and twin RD-33s with IRST, a helmet sight, and the R-73 to dominate ...

Key Points and Summary - In the late 1990s, Washington quietly bought Moldova’s surplus MiG-29s not to fly them, but to keep them out of Iran’s hands. -The jets offered Tehran a ready-made platform to ...