In the second part of this story, we cover the day Soviet Air Force Captain Alexander M. Zuyev defected in a MiG-29 fighter ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Russian forces shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jets in the past ...

Slovakia approved a plan to send a fleet of 13 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, a day after Poland became the first NATO country to say it would send warplanes to Ukraine. “Promises must be kept & when ...

When it comes to Russian combat aircraft, there are two major families: Sukhoi and Mikoyan. Since World War Two, these two aerospace defense giants have been vying for power and influence within the ...

Born in the Cold War, the MiG-29 Fulcrum became a symbol of Soviet air power—fast, agile, and feared. Over decades, it evolved from a pure air-superiority fighter into a versatile multirole jet ...

The four MiG-29 Fulcrum jets have been handed over to the Ukrainian Air Force. First four of 13 MiG-29 fighters retired from active service by the Slovak Air Force have be transferred to Ukraine on ...

Over the past two weeks, European plans to provide fighter jets to Ukraine have emerged and stumbled. On Tuesday, Poland announced that it would turn its MiG-29s over to the US for potential delivery ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Piotr Łukasiewicz, the temporary chargé d'affaires of Poland in Ukraine, has stated that the country will transfer the remaining ...

The Russian navy embarks its new Mikoyan MiG-29KR fighters aboard its sole aircraft carrier, the aged—and unreliable—Admiral Kuznetsov. But the rickety Kuznetsov has been in overhaul since 2017. 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 ...

Slovakia has completed deliveries of its surplus Mikoyan MiG-29 combat aircraft to Ukraine, the country’s defense ministry has confirmed. In late March, Slovakia became the first country to declare it ...

MIG-29 fighter jets of the Polish Air Force take part in a NATO shielding exercise at the Lask Air Base on Oct. 12, 2022 in Lask, Poland. Slovakia approved a plan to send a fleet of 13 MiG-29 fighter ...