Unsurprisingly, the SMT upgrade package revolves around a much-improved ground attack capability. It gives the MiG-29 access to an expanded suite of Kh-29, Kh-31, and Kh-25 air-to-surface and anti ...

We are glad to have them, instead of the Iranians,” then-Defense Secretary William S. Cohen said in 1997, after the United States bought 21 MiG-29s from Moldova, precluding Tehran’s plans for a ...

The MiG-29 Fulcrum was the first Russian fourth-generation jet fighter, marked by its sleek and deadly appearance in contrast to earlier Soviet fighters. The fast and agile Fulcrum could outturn ...

The Russian air force will take delivery in 2009 of 34 new Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 SMT and MiG-29 UBT fighter jets (NATO designation Fulcrum) that were rejected by Algeria, RIA Novosti reported ...

20 November 2005 Russian aerospace heavyweight, MiG, is demonstrating its latest cutting edge defence technology at Dubai 2005 with the newest version of the MiG-29 multifunctional combat aircraft - a ...

In 2008, the MiG-29 SMT contract was cancelled and the first 12 RSK MiG-29SMT single-seat fighters and UBT-model trainers already delivered were returned to Russia and exchanged for 16 Su-30MKA ...

Filmed by cameras installed in the cockpit of Su-27SM3, Su-25SM and MiG-29 SMT this interesting video will let you join one of the mass flybys, with which the Russian Air Force celebrated its ...

A Soviet MiG-29 flies over Alaska en route to an air show in 1989. Late in the Cold War, the Russian air force deployed the Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter as a counter to the U.S. Air Force’s ...

Like the MiG-29, two-seat F-16 variants have been built for training exercises. Also, like the former, the F-16 has seen upgrades to its radar, weapons, and targeting systems, allowing it to ...