How the U.S. Acquired Soviet MiG-29 Fighters to Counter Iran The Mikoyan MiG-29 , also known as the Fulcrum, is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed by the old Soviet Union.

Shadmani’s pronouncement is the first official confirmation of Tehran’s purchase of the Russian fighters that has long been ...

The MiG-29 has been employed by both Russian and Ukrainian forces in the ongoing conflict. Export models of the Fulcrum were ...

Iran is openly talking about upgrading Syrian ... Even Syria's most advanced fighter jets, its MiG-29 Fulcrums, have shown clear signs of immense wear and tear. Russia claimed in mid-2020 that ...

What You Need to Know: At the end of the Cold War, the U.S. secretly acquired 21 MiG-29 warplanes from Moldova to prevent their potential sale to Iran, fearing that... Five Facts About the Mikoyan ...

As of late November 2024, the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force has received two Su-35SE aircraft. As the Russian-made planes arrive, it appears they will replace the American-made Grumman F-14 ...

Over 30 nations use the MiG-29 in their armed forces, and is still in service in many countries, including India, Ukraine, Germany, Peru, Iran, North Korea, and, of course, Russia. The F-16 ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan held a telephone conversation late on ...

The MiG-29 is a 4th-generation air defense fighter designed in response to the F-15 and F-16 American fighters. It has ...

Congress had cut funding, and Iran's cash possibly saved Grumman itself from bankruptcy. The Iranians wanted the F-14 to deter Russia from flying its ultra-fast MiG-25R Foxbat over Iran on ...

Kyiv has also been stripped of “a 105-mm L-119 cannon manufactured in Great Britain.” A large number of Soviet-era MiG-29 warplanes have been delivered to Kyiv by its EU backers since the start of the ...