This “collision” made history, when a Russian Geran-2 suicide UAV destroyed a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter and became a “legend”, it was the first time a UAV has knocked down a fighter aircraft. We are witnessing historic moments in military technology; Nearly two years ago, a Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacked a soldier without the … Read more
45 years after its first flight, why the Soviet-made MiG-29 is still the main fighter of the Ukrainian Air Force, even though they also have a more modern heavy fighter, the Su- 27? October 6, 2022 marks 45 years since the maiden flight of one of the Soviet Air Force’s most iconic fighters before its … Read more
A MiG-29K carrier-based multi-role fighter of the Indian Navy has crashed into sea after developing a technical malfunction while returning to base. The jet pilot has been successfully rescued in a swift search and rescue operation. The pilot is safe and is in stable condition. This is the fourth crash of MiG-29Ks since 2019 and … Read more
Poland has said it is ready to hand over all its MiG-29 jets to a U.S. air base in Germany and urged other NATO members with the same type of Russian-made warplanes to do the same, the Foreign Ministry has said, although a U.S. official later said the announcement was a “surprise.” U.S. lawmakers pushed … Read more
Russia announced that it had destroyed two Su-25 attack aircrafts and a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter modified to use the US AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missile. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on September 2 that two Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-25 ground-attack aircrafts and one MiG-29 fighter, which was modified to launch American AGM-88 HARM Missiles was shot … Read more
On 30th August Ukraine released a video showing its MiG-29 fighter jet firing the US AGM-88 missile, dispelling any doubts about how Kyiv uses this weapon on the battlefield. The Ukrainian Air Force has released a video showing for the first time ever US-supplied AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missiles being fired from their MiG-29 jets. They … Read more
The transfer of AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles, or HARMs, to the Ukrainian Air Force has now been publicly confirmed by the Pentagon. This comes over two weeks after Colin Kahl, the U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, announced that Ukraine’s armed forces had received an undefined number of anti-radiation missiles. Just days prior to … Read more
Ukraine claimed that its Air Force had shot down an advanced Russian Su-35 fighter jet in a fierce air battle on the afternoon of Friday in the sky of the Kherson region. “On May 27, at about 2 p.m., a MiG-29 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet … Read more
Two Ukrainian MiG-29 warplanes and one drone were downed by Russian air defense systems in the Kharkiv region. Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on April 17 that Russian air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jets in Kharkiv province and one unmanned aircraft downed near Pvalograd. Konashenkov also confirmed that Russian … Read more
With the induction of INS Vikrant, the Indian Navy is looking for a potent carrier-based fighter. With MiG-29Ks facing some issues, the Indian Navy is evaluating French Dassault Rafale-M fighters against Boeing’s F-18 Super Hornets. India will test American F/A-18E Super Hornets as probable future fighters embarked for the new nationally produced INS Vikrant aircraft … Read more