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Indian Air Force

04 Nov 2024

MiG-29 IAF Jet Crashes Near Agra, Pilot Safe; Court Of Inquiry Ordered

Agra MiG-29 fighter jet crash: As per the defence official, a Court of Inquiry has been ordered in the case.

23 May 2023

Mig29 Fighter Jet's Fuel Tank Dislodges From Aircraft Mid-Air, Falls In Forest

The drop tank of IAF's Mig-29 was being brought to the Kalaikunda airbase in coordination with the civil administration while an investigation is underway to find out the reason.

31 Oct 2020

Russia fulfills India’s defence requirements list handed over in June

Russia has fulfilled requirements related to India's defence equipment list handed over in the month of June. Sources confirming the development said that India’s defence requirements included light guns, projectiles, bombs.

Indian armed forces

02 Jul 2020

Astra, Pinaka: India's indigenous missiles to add firepower to Army, IAF, Navy

Amid the border tension with China, India on Thursday approved the proposal for procurement of 21 MIG-29 along with upgradation of existing 59 Mig-29 aircraft from Russia and procurement of 12 Su-30 MKI aircraft from state-run aerospace from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), with focus on indigenous design and development.

Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-29

25 Jun 2020

Russia's MiG-29M/M2, MiG-35s automated intelligent g-load controls

The MiG-29M is a single-seater combat aircraft and the MiG-29M2 fighter is twin-seater. MiG-35, which has several 5th Generation technologies including extremely reduced radar signature, also comes in single-seat and twin-seat versions (MiG-35D) but is still in development and testing phase.

Indian Air Force

05 Jun 2020

Su-30MKIs, Rafale, Tejas, Mirage 2000, MiG-29, MiG, Jaguar: The IAF fighters

The IAF has almost 900 combat aircraft in it inventory while the total aeroplanes in active service with the force number over 1720. The Russian Sukhoi Su-30MKIs form the backbone of IAF fighter fleet and the force flies 272 of the twin-seater, twin-engine multirole combat aircraft.

Syrian Arab Air Force

04 Jun 2020

Syrian forces start flying Russian-supplied Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29s

Syrian forces have started to carry out missions on the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 fighters which they received from Russia a few days ago. Confirming the delivery of the MiG-29s, the Russian Embassy in Syria on Wednesday (June 3, 2020) tweeted that the second batch of the combat aircraft had joined the Arab country's military.

02 Jun 2020

Russia delivers MiG-29s to Syria to tackle Israel's F-16 Fighting Falcons

MiG-29, a twin-engine supersonic fighter, is already in service with Russian Aerospace Forces, Indian Air Force (IAF), Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces and Polish Air Force along with several other nations.

03 Jun 2020

Su-27s, MiG-29s, MiG-21s escort US B-1B Lancers over Europe, F-16s also join

Over the skies of Europe, the B-1B Lancers were joined by Sukhois, MiGs and F-16s as well as Turkish Air Force's KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refuelling aircraft. It was the first time ever that the B-1B Lancers flew with Su-27s and MiG-29s as their escort.

31 May 2020

Russia's 27, Su-30 intercept US B-1B Lancers over Black and Baltic Seas

The skies over the neutral waters of Black and Baltic Seas saw some action on Friday (May 29, 2020) when Russian Sukhoi Su-27P and Su-30M combat aircraft intercepted the United States of Amerca Air Force B-1B Lancer strategic bombers. The Sukhoi fighters were launched after the B-1B bombers were detected by the Russian Western and Southern military districts radars.

13 Dec 2019

Russia's Su-27, Su-30, Su-35, MiG-29 jets intercept foreign aircraft 5 times

Russian Aerospace Force has MiG-29, Su-27, Su-30 and Su-35 fighters in its arsenal and is also inducting MiG-35 and the 5th Generation Su-57 stealth fighters. While the twin-engine air superiority fighter MiG-29 is a more than 40 years old fighter, the Sukhoi jets, too, have twin-engines and are much larger aircraft, have a bigger range and more weapons payload compared to the former.

Exercise Eastern Bridge

17 Oct 2019

IAF MiG-29s face Oman Air Force F-16, Typhoons in Exercise Eastern Bridge-V

IAF 47 Squadron Black Archers and 223 Squadron Tridents, both based at Adampur in Punjab's Jalandhar, have sent their MiG-29UPG jets.

14 Oct 2019

IAF backs indigenous Astra missiles for new MiG-29 fighters

The IAF had carried out a study to check if the airframes of the MiG-29s on offer were good enough for it to operate for a long time. MiG-29s are flown by the IAF and the pilots are familiar with it but the ones offered by the Russians are different from the ones in the Indian inventory.

Russian Air Force

30 Sep 2019

Russia scrambles MiG, Sukhoi jets 20 times to intercept 27 foreign aircraft

The Russian Aerospace Force flies the MiG-29, Su-27, Su-30 and Su-35 fighters. It is in the process of inducting MiG-35 and the 5th Generation Su-57 stealth fighters to increase the lethality of its force.

30 Sep 2019

IAF's MiG-29s land at Ojhar for upgrade, to return as more lethal fighters

MiG-29s took part in Operation Safed Sagar during the 1999 Kargil War and were tasked with protecting the IAF assets deployed to bomb the icy heights which had been occupied by Pakistani intruders. The upgrade will make the last two MiG-29s multirole combat aircraft capable of undertaking air-to-air as well as air-to-ground operations.

Indian Air Force

10 Jul 2019

IAF to buy additional Sukhoi Su-30 MKIs and MiG-29 fighters from Russia

IAF requires 42 squadrons to be effective during a two-front war with China and Pakistan but is currently operating with only 31 as it retires the older MiG-21 and MiG-27 aircraft.

07 Oct 2018

Air Force Day: MiG-29 gets upgrade; gains in lethality, ferocity

The India Air Force's beast - MiG-29 - has gained in strength and ferocity after an upgrade.

Indian Air Force

25 Apr 2018

Response to nuke, chemical strikes & Tejas: What IAF practiced in Gagan Shakti

IAF sources said they found the performance of the HAL Tejas satisfactory.

23 Jul 2017

Modern aircraft easier to fly, but combat tasks more challenging

The aircraft is also equipped with a version of the Phazotron Zhuk AESA radar that is capable of simultaneously detecting and tracking up to 30 aerial targets at up to 160 km away.

Exercise Iron Fist 2016

19 Mar 2016

Exercise Iron Fist 2016: Stunning showcase of IAF's air prowess - Watch

Iron Fist Exercise 2016 in Rajasthan will see the participation of 181 aircraft, 103 of them fighter planes.

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