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Economic Times
April 18, 2018
The first phase of Gaganshakti, which began on April 8, was held along the western front and the intent was to generate maximum number of fighter ... The exercise will include the use of fighter aircraft such as Su-30s, MiG-29, Mirage 2000, Jaguar, MiG-21 and transport planes such as the C-130-J thatÃâà...
TASS
April 18, 2018
MiG-29 and MiG-31BM fighter jets, Su-34 and Su-24M bombers while Su-25 attack aircraft will traditionally emit the smoke in the colors of the Russian flag. As Russia's Defense Ministry said, all the Aerospace Force's crews involved in the parade had redeployed from the places of their permanent basing toÃâà...
Arab News
April 18, 2018
ISLAMABAD: The Malaysian government is in “preliminary talks” with Pakistan to buy the multi-role JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft developed jointly by ... “What perhaps could make the JF-17 particularly attractive to the RMAF is that its engine is also used in the Mig-29 and for which the service already hasÃâà...
The Diplomat
April 17, 2018
... fighter jets to replace aging Mig-29 combat aircraft and supplement its fleet of twin-engine F/A-18D and Su-30MKM fighter jets. However, the acquisition program was shelved due to budgetary constraints in 2017. Instead, the RMAF has reportedly been considering cheaper lightweight multirole fightersÃâà...
The Express Tribune
April 17, 2018
The Royal Malaysian Air Force has been looking to procure a twin-engine combat aircraft for more than a decade, but a lack of funds has hampered the search. The Diplomat reported that the Malaysian forces intended to purchase 18 new fighter jets to replace its existing fleet of Mig-29 aircraft.
The Quint
April 17, 2018
As things stand, well into 2030, India will have 7 combat aircraft types: Sukhoi 30, MiG- 29, Rafale, Mirage 2000, Jaguar, Tejas and the AMCA. Each one of these uses a different engine, and weapons mostly incompatible with each other. Now, should the current aircraft competition choose a different kind,Ãâà...
WTRF
April 11, 2018
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbia's defense ministry says a military jet has crashed in the north of the country, killing one of two pilots who ejected from ... Air Force, depleted during the NATO bombing of the country in 1999, is currently undergoing modernization with used Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets.
Business Insider
April 10, 2018
"Passes by military aircraft over warships are things that happen at sea. When it is deemed too close, the opposing party is notified," the source said. The Russian air force has already carried out such "aggressive" flights over Western warships in the past. In April 2016 two Russian warplanes flew simulatedÃâà...
The Slovak Spectator
April 10, 2018
The need to replace obsolete Russian MiG-29 aircraft with more modern fighter jets has been an issue in Slovakia for a long time. Buying American F-16 fighter jets ... According to Kelley, F-16s are the most successful jet fighters in the world that have also been tested in combat. “The modernisation of theirÃâà...
Business Insider
April 7, 2018
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the MiG-29 Fulcrum and the F/A-18 Hornet had plenty of opportunities to go head-to-head. There was the ever-present possibility of the Cold War turning hot, a potential meeting during Desert Storm, and again, an opportunity to clash over the Balkans. Even todayÃâà...
Financial Express
April 2, 2018
Ahead of her visit, Russia has already offered 21 MiG-29 fighter aircraft to India. Despite, the MiG-29s that are already being in service, this new deal will help India fight its fighter-jet crunch. India might also see some further development in its bid to get KA-226T helicopters. The first inter-governmentalÃâà...
Sputnik International
April 2, 2018
The news feature aired by Russian TV on Tuesday, shows high-altitude MiG-31BM interceptors, MiG-29 fighter jets, as well as Pantsir, S-300 and S-400 air defense systems shooting down missile dummies during a drill in Ashuluk, in southern Russia. One of the reporters covering the event drew theÃâà...
SeeNews
March 30, 2018
The framework agreement envisages integrated logistics support of 15 fighters jets of the Bulgarian Air Force - 12 MiG-29A and three trainers MiG-29 UB - for ... During the talks between officials of the defence ministry and Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG, which took place on February 15-16, the BulgarianÃâà...
Times Now
March 30, 2018
This is despite the 36 Rafale fighters that the Modi government has bought and the 6 squadrons of the indigenous Tejas or Light Combat Aircraft that the IAF will have by 2032. 3. While the MiG-29 was first readied in the 1980s, it is still a fighter worth having. And the purchase costs are not likely to beÃâà...
The Epoch Times
March 29, 2018
From Voldemort to Dirty Jets: UFO Footage From Plane Window Stirs Theories ... But for the more skeptical, it is possibly a contrail from a missile, or just a fighter jet with a “dirty” exhaust. ... One Youtube commenter suggested it could be a trail from a Mig-29 fighter jet, saying that their exhaust can run dirty.
WTRF
March 29, 2018
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Croatia's government has approved the purchase of 12 used Israeli F-16 fighter aircraft in a package worth $500 million. The deal affirmed Thursday is Croatia's largest single military purchase since it split from the Yugoslav federation in the 1991-95 war. Croatia's Defense MinisterÃâà...
Xinhua
March 21, 2018
... provide integrated logistics support for Bulgaria's MiG-29 jet fighters based on a framework agreement signed here on Wednesday, Bulgarian Ministry of Defense said in a statement. Under the agreement worth 81 million BGN (50.8 million U.S. dollars), the Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG would provideÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
March 19, 2018
Six MiG-29 fighter jets that Russia donated to Serbia will have their first test flights and enter service by the end of 2018, Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin has said. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic had previously said the planes would be put into service by the end of 2017, during aÃâà...
IHS Jane's 360
March 14, 2018
The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (RSK MiG) under a single-source tender to provide the Bulgarian Air Force (BuAF) with integrated logistical support for its 15 MiG-29 jet fighters for 48 months. Bulgarian Defence Minister Krasimir Karakachanov tookÃâà...
War Is Boring
March 12, 2018
The Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker was never planned for export when it was originally developed, unlike its lighter cousin, the MiG-29. However, ever since being approved for export it has been one of the most popular fighters in the Asian region. The first customer for the Su-27 was China, which secured aÃâà...
The National Interest Online (blog)
March 10, 2018
This was followed by an interview published in a magazine in September 1989 that stated that there would be no political obstacle to China acquiring MiG-29 fighter aircraft. In May 1990, a Chinese delegation visited the Soviet Union to discuss the acquisition of advanced aircraft. This delegation sawÃâà...
The National Interest Online (blog)
March 3, 2018
Practically every Warsaw Pact state operated these aircraft as their front-line fighters, with the Soviet Union reserving the more advanced Su-27S “Flanker” aircraft for themselves. Thus, the MiG-29 quickly became obsolete in the air forces of Poland, Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia and Bulgaria, necessitating aÃâà...